Woodside Energy’s Meg O’Neill, who criticised ‘zealous’ young climate activists, moves to BP

O'Neill tapped to lead global oil and gas giant, which has broken from net zero strategy and will ramp up fossil fuels

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Meg O'Neill, the Woodside Energy CEO who has previously criticised young people for taking an ideological" stance against fossil fuels, will step down as head of the Australian gas giant after being tapped to lead one of the world's biggest emitters.

BP, which earlier this year broke from its net zero emissions strategy and pivoted back to fossil fuels, announced on Thursday that it had appointed O'Neill as chief executive.