WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Thursdayit will tell shareholders to back a resolution brought byinvestor activists calling on the oil major to improvetransparency on its climate change risk exposure, following asimilar move by Royal Dutch Shell Plc last week.
"We consider the resolution to be non-confrontational, andit gives us the opportunity to demonstrate our current actionsand build on our existing disclosures in this area," a BPspokesman said in an email.
BP will formally tell shareholders to support the measure atan investors meeting on April 16.
Shareholder groups ClientEarth, Share Action and Aiming forA have proposed resolutions that both global energy companiesdisclose additional information in five areas related to climatechange in their annual reports, beginning in 2016.
The investors represent more than £200 billion ($300billion) in assets.
The groups said they are concerned about the "longer termsuccess of the company, given the recognized risks andopportunities associated with climate change." (Reporting by Valerie Volcovici, Timothy Gardner and DmitryZhdannikov in London. Editing by Andre Grenon)