BP, which had been making considerable strides in renewable energy, has recently announced that it would be scaling back on its sustainable energy plans, while refocusing on oil and gas for the foreseeable future. It also announced that it would be implementing a halt on new hiring across the company, as well as temporarily stopping new offshore wind projects. This is mainly due to growing investor anxiety and discontent about the oil giant’s big plans to invest in renewable energy projects, which are considerably capital-heavy. These are viewed as unlikely to generate much returns in the next…