Big Oil's Deceptive Climate Ads

For decades, Big Oil has deceived the public about the problem of climate change. Now, as CCI's latest report shows, oil majors are deceiving the public about the solutions. “Big Oil’s Deceptive Climate Ads: How Four Oil Majors Sold False Promises from 2000-2025” is a first-ever analysis of BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell’s climate-related advertisements over the past 25 years. The report, which examines more than 300 unique climate-related ads, exposes how the four Big Oil companies have pushed deceptive ad campaigns that seek to position their businesses as leaders in climate solutions, while in reality they continue to fuel climate catastrophe. The report identifies seven categories of deception in the companies’ ads: Overstating actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Exaggerating commitments to renewable energy Shifting responsibility to individual consumers Selling the false solution of natural gas Pushing the false solution of carbon capture and storage Seeding false n