The UK Polluter Awards 2020-21 Winners!

You voted in your droves! These big polluters worked tirelessly to prove that the UK is not a climate leader. But only one can win each award. Who has won? Find out below!

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(Net) Zero Credibility Award

NOMINEES: 

Heathrow Airport

HSBC

BP

Barclays

Drax

Equinor

AND THE WINNER IS:

Drax! 

HOW THEY RANKED 

Drax
63.4%
Heathrow Airport
20%
BP
6.9%
Barclays
6.2%
Equinor
0.3%

Slimiest Greenwash Award

NOMINEES: 

The Drax Cooling Towers

INEOS’s Sportwashing

HSBC’s ‘Not an Island Campaign’

Shell rebranding to She’ll for International Women’s Day

Total’s #MakeTheSwitch

BP Sponsorship of British Museum

Shell’s Social Media Poll

Drax’s “Sustainable” Tree Burning

BlackRock’s ‘Sustainable Investment’ Campaign

AND THE WINNER IS:

Drax’s “Sustainable” Tree Burning! 

HOW THEY RANKED 

Drax's "Sustainable" Tree Burning
60.7%
The Drax Cooling Towers
11.5%
INEOS's Sportwashing
9.1%
Shell rebranding to She'll for International Women's Day
4.9%
BlackRock's "Sustainable Investment" Campaign
3.8%
BP Sponsorship of British Museum
3.2%
Shell's Social Media Poll
3.1%
HSBC's 'Not an Island' Campaign
2.7%
Total's #MakeTheSwitch
0.7%

Building Back Badly Award

NOMINEES: 

Bank of England

HS2

Peel Ports in Liverpool

SSE & Scottish Government for BiFab

Heathrow Airport

AND THE WINNER IS:

HS2! 

HOW THEY RANKED 

HS2
55%
Peel Ports in Liverppol
17.7%
Heathrow Airport
16.2%
Bank of England
7.6%
SSE & Scottish Government for Bifab
2.9%

NOMINEES: 

ExxonMobil

Shell

BAE Systems

INEOS

Drax

BP

AND THE WINNER IS:

Drax! 

HOW THEY RANKED 

Drax
50.2%
ExxonMobil
19.2%
Shell
11.8%
INEOS
7.8%
BP
6.9%
BAE Systems
3.9%

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