Beyond petroleum

In 2000, the oil giant BP rebranded itself, claiming its two letters now stood for "Beyond Petroleum". It was a nod to the renewable energy sources of the future, but one that backfired spectacularly when the company continued to be responsible for oil spill disasters.

In this fairplanet dossier we explore the fossil fuel industry and ask what we need to do to move beyond the use of oil, gas and coal in order to halt climate change before it's too late.