Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 33 — For each dollar financing nature-based solutions in 2023, about $33 financed activities harmful to nature. (UNEP)
Actors / Company · United Kingdom

BP

Appears in 9 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
BP Deepwater Horizon: the spill, the court cases and the recovery claimsWell operator and lease holder; pleaded guilty; paid $20.8bn civil settlement; self-insuredUnited States2010–2031Oil spill
BP “Beyond Petroleum” campaign and carbon footprint calculatorLaunched the “Beyond Petroleum” brand and the carbon footprint calculatorUnited Kingdom2000–2025Lobbying, PR and greenwashing
BP and Eni do not declare gas flared at Iraq's Rumaila field, citing non-operator statusNon-operator; does not declare Rumaila gas flaringIraq2021–2022Law, regulation and treaties
Danone, Unilever and BP scaled back sustainability goals between 2021 and 2025Oil company that cut low-carbon investment in 2025Global2021–2025Plastic waste and recycling claims
BP acquires majority stake in Finite Carbon, a US forest carbon developeracquirer of a majority stake in Finite CarbonUnited States2020Carbon credits
BP's Gulf spill used Corexit; Nalco board had ex-BP and Exxon executivesCompany responsible for the spill response and dispersant choiceUnited Statesdate not statedOil, gas and coal operations
UK agreed up to £21.7bn over 25 years for two CCS clustersnamed as a leading company behind the clustersUnited Kingdom2024Carbon capture and climate intervention
Bolivian carbon scheme claimed 55 million tonnes; review found at most 5.8 millioncompany; partner in the scheme; donor to TNCBolivia1997–2010Carbon credits
COP28 decision promoted carbon capture and left room for transition fuelsMember of the Global CCS Institute; three of six executives worked or work hereUnited Arab Emirates2023Carbon capture and climate intervention
Appears alongside
The Nature Conservancy ×2Eni ×2TotalEnergies ×2TransoceanHalliburtonAnadarko PetroleumMOEX (Mitsui Oil Exploration)Cameron InternationalWeatherfordJupiter Insurance Ltd (BP captive)Ranger InsuranceLloyd's of LondonChubb Global MarketsHouston CasualtyUS Department of JusticeDeepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment TrusteesNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationUS Environmental Protection AgencyUS Securities and Exchange CommissionU.S. PIRGMunich ReSwiss ReHannover ReNOAAOgilvy & Mather (Ogilvy)DanoneUnileverElliottFinite CarbonSouth PoleNalcoExxon Corporation (ExxonMobil from 1999)NIHEquinorGovernment of the United KingdomShellExxonMobilChevronAbu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)Global CCS InstituteCarbon Capture Coalition
Terms used on this page

Law and courts

Plea
In a criminal case, the defendant's formal answer to a charge. A plea agreement settles a case with a guilty plea on agreed terms.

Insurance

Captive insurer, self-insurance
A company covering its own risks, either directly or through an insurance company it owns.

Carbon and conservation finance

Carbon credit
A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.