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Chevron faces unprecedented complaint over misleading consumers on climate action | Global Witness

Source: Chevron faces unprecedented complaint over misleading consumers on climate action | Global Witness

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Chevron is under scrutiny over concerns that it consistently misrepresents its image across social media, television and other marketing avenues to appear climate-friendly and racial justice-oriented, while its business operations overwhelmingly rely on climate-polluting fossil fuels that disproportionately harm communities of color. 

Today, Global Witness, Earthworks, and Greenpeace USA, represented by Richman Law and Policy, have jointly filed a groundbreaking complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concerning the oil giant’s misleading ads.

The complaint argues that Chevron’s misrepresentation of its business activities goes against advertising guidelines established by the FTC called the “Green Guides,” designedto help marketers avoid making misleading environmental claims. FTC action on this complaint would be the first use of the Green Guides against any fossil fuel company from misleading the public on the climate and environmental impact of its operations.

We are calling on the FTC to require that Chevron remove misleading ads, refrain from releasing misleading ads in the future, and face any relevant penalties as just and proper.

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