Fossil fuel firms are misleading the public about their moves to cut greenhouse gases and curb climate change and social media are hosting ads that perpetuate this “greenwashing,” researchers say.
<strong>TALKING THE TALK</strong>
Many companies have vowed to reach the “net zero” level of greenhouse gas emissions needed to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius under the Paris climate accords, the threshold established by scientists for avoiding the worst impacts.
At the same time, research shows, they are advertising and lobbying for more drilling and burning of the fossil fuels that are heating the Earth’s surface.
Leaders and businesspeople agree that changing
PARIS Fossil fuel firms are misleading the public about their moves to cut greenhouse gases and curb climate change and social media are hosting ads that perpetuate this “greenwashing”, researchers say.AFP Fact Check took an in-depth look at how this is happening. The full report, including lobbying and communications fact boxes on 10 top oil and gas companies, is at
PARIS Fossil fuel firms are misleading the public about their moves to cut greenhouse gases and curb climate change and social media are hosting ads that perpetuate this “greenwashing”, researchers say.AFP Fact Check took an in-depth look at how this is happening. The full report, including lobbying and communications fact boxes on 10 top oil and gas companies, is at