BP tops the list of firms obstructing climate action in Europe

Company emerges as Europe's worst climate policy wrecker, according to a new table ranking firms by their records on lobbying and opposition

BP is Europe's fiercest corporate opponent of action on climate change, according to a ranking of companies by their efforts to obstruct carbon-cutting initiatives.

Nearly half of the world's top 100 global companies are trying to subvert climate policies by lobbying, advertising, and influence-peddling, said the UK-based non-profit, Influence Map.