Oil's Sun King on Green Investment, China & The Future of Energy

John Browne, former chief executive of BP, was the first boss of an oil major to acknowledge the link between greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. It was a move, according to Browne, that led his industry peers to treat him like a black sheep, despite being lauded as the 'Sun King' of the sector and one of the most celebrated British business leaders of his generation. Now chairman of General Atlantic’s climate equity venture, BeyondNetZero, Browne reflects on the environmental crisis and the challenges facing business leaders when it comes to ESG. Leaders With Lacqua Goes Green features interviews with key decision makers across a range of industries to see how they're navigating the climate transition. 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Former BP CEO John Browne on climate, environment speech at Stanford 05:30 - Former BP CEO John Browne on energy transition, greenhouse gas emissions 07:55 - Former BP CEO John Browne on investing, EGS, CSR, DEI 10:00 - Former BP CEO John Browne on childhood, diversity, being outed as gay 18:20 - Former BP CEO John Browne on carbon, leadership, China, Russia #leaderswithlacqua #bloomberg #leadership #business #investing #technology #oil #BP #climate #energy #China #Russia -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts