BP offshore drilling is offside with its new climate policy
May 22, 2019Media Release
BP shareholders just overwhelmingly voted to adopt the climate emissions targets of the Paris Agreement,
throwing the corporation’s Nova Scotia offshore drilling operations
into question. The resolution passed decisively with 99.14 per cent
support.
“The Nova Scotia government is still begging for oil companies to
come here. But clearly even BP is now questioning its priorities,” says
Marion Moore with the Campaign to Protect Offshore Nova Scotia (CPONS)
and the South Shore Chapter of the Council of Canadians. “BP
shareholders voting to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets
highlights the need for a full, independent public inquiry into offshore
drilling.”
Offshore drilling poses serious risks
to marine ecosystems, the climate, tourism, fisheries, and coastal
communities, with the rewards going to large corporations like BP.