The biggest oil companies remain mired in the business of selling fossil fuels, but their marketing is all about going green.
Well over half of Big Oil's advertisements promote the message that they have embraced clean energy and emissions reductions, and other such "green claims," according to a new report from InfluenceMap, a think tank based in London. Researchers found that BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies spent an estimated $750 million last year to promote a climate-friendly image — and the report calls that "a conservative estimate."
