BP says it "will take time & investment" to move toward renewable energy. This is dangerous and misguided. Why? – Physics has already set the timeline for us. We're out of time. – Climate delaying is the new climate denying. If we go at BP's pace we'll face catastrophic warming
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Also didn’t they know about this, like, 30 years ago? Times up!
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Yes, BP your words ring hollow when in 1989 (!) you coordinated with Shell and Exxon "to cast doubt on climate science and lobby against efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions." We had time. Instead, you used it to make an obscene amount of money.https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/04/05/climate-change-oil-companies-knew-shell-exxon/ …
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Replying to @emahlee @bek_ireland and
Quick correction - not that I’m defending them - but BP weren’t with this lot in 1989.
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Replying to @cuillin_glen @bek_ireland and
Is this being misreported? See below:pic.twitter.com/9R6vdXCMDc
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Replying to @emahlee @bek_ireland and
Yes it’s mis-reporting. Amoco were the original members - BP subsequently took them over.
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Emily Cunningham Retweeted Emily Cunningham
Thanks for the correction. The point remains that fossil fuel companies knew about the harms and continued anyways. BP fought against climate legislation in my state (USA) during our mid term election.https://twitter.com/emahlee/status/1162666818038722560 …
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Emily Cunningham @emahleeReplying to @bp_plc @BPChargemasterBP spent $13 million defeating Initiative 1631 in Washington State -- progressive climate legislation. Almost all of the $31 million in funding defeating it came from Big Oil. Those supporting it: environmental groups, our governor, Indigenous groups, businesses like Microsoft.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emahlee @bek_ireland and
Worth digging deeper than headline. I understand BP lobbied against ineffectual elements of the state’s carbon tax. It excluded the 6 main carbon emitters & also had a carbon price too low to drive the needed change. Correct carbon taxation is good!
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Replying to @cuillin_glen @bek_ireland and
I personally worked on 1631 so it is much deeper than the headline for me. It was a revolutionary piece of legislation even with its shortfalls. When asked if BP would oppose legislation if it included the emitters and more taxation, they were speechless. No answer.
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Replying to @emahlee @bek_ireland and
Agree it was a positive effort and well done on contributing to it but the whole set up on levels of carbon taxation needs equivalence otherwise it simply risks cross border leakage. Unilateral approaches run the risk of virtue signalling
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I don't understand what you mean... what needs equivalence? What is cross border leakage?
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Replying to @emahlee @bek_ireland and
Equivalent global pricing. Without that countries or individuals can simply secure cheaper energy by going to a place with zero or minimal tax.
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Replying to @cuillin_glen @bek_ireland and
Ah, well Washington doesn't have an income tax, yet we aren't over flooded with people from other states. I also remember reading a study about a tax in NY for the wealthy. Showed they wouldn't up and leave NY because other things tied them to home/place other than $$.
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