Trade tension puts energy transition at risk, BP chair warns
Group prefers a rapid, orderly phasing out of fossil fuels to a delayed and disorganised transition
27 June 2019 - 19:13
London — Trade tension could disrupt the global transition to greener energy and energy companies’ preparations for it, BP chair Helge Lund has warned as leaders of the largest economies gather for talks in Japan.
Lund, in his first interview since taking office in January, said BP would rather see a rapid, orderly phasing out of fossil fuels than a delayed and disorganised transition...
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