Big Oil: more lobbying than investing in renewables

Oil and gas companies are spending hundreds of millions on climate-positive messaging while lobbying to lock in fossil fuels

Big Oil's investment in 'low carbon' technologies isn't living up to the industry's 'pro-climate' PR campaigns, according to detailed analysis of company disclosures and public messaging by climate think tank InfluenceMap. The report finds that 60% of the public messages from BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies contain 'green' claims, while 23% promote oil and gas. Yet these companies are forecast to spend a relatively... ... More: Official Press Release InfluenceMap

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