By Ron Bousso
ABERDEEN, Scotland, May 21 (Reuters) - Protesters againstclimate change disrupted oil and gas group BP's annualshareholder meeting on Tuesday, shouting "This is a crimescene."
Two women protesters inside the meeting were carried out bysecurity staff, while other protesters turned on an alarm duringBP Chief Executive Bob Dudley's speech.
Several dozen people gathered outside the meeting atAberdeen's exhibition and conference centre holding placardsreading "BP climate criminals" and "Climate emergency."
BP is facing increasing pressure to reduce its carbonemissions and meet the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
BP Chairman Helge Lund said at the meeting the company wouldmove towards a transition while remaining an attractiveinvestment proposition.
"The world needs more energy but it needs energy that iscleaner better and kinder to the planet," Lund said.
We aim to play our part in the transition and to deliver ona strategy that is consistent with the Paris goals, Lund said.
Rival Royal Dutch Shell held its annual meeting inThe Hague in the Netherlands on Tuesday. Shell's executiveshighlighted its decision last year to introduce sector-leadingclimate targets including so-called Scope 3 emissions from fuelssold to customers around the world.
Shell also said it was important to be an attractiveinvestment case as well as follow the Paris climate pact.
(Additional reporting and writing by Shadia Nasralla. Editingby Jane Merriman)
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