Chevron Corporation is misleading consumers about its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, citing environmental groups as the first type of complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission.

Chevron’s promise of “ever-clean energy” is tantamount to so-called greenwashing, as it hides the fact that the company’s production plans could emit increasing emissions, according to Global Witness, Greenpeace USA and EarthWorks. The allegations come just days after Chevron announced a strategy centered on “higher returns, lower carbon”, citing the oil giant’s environmental record and ads for clean technical investment in advertising as its biggest corporate polluter in the world.

Chevron said in a statement that the allegations were “disrespectful”. “We are engaged in an honest conversation about energy transfer.”
An FTC spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Complaints filed by companies to the FTC, which is investigating fraudulent advertising claims, are potentially new aggressors for environmentalists, who see the Biden administration as sympathetic to their criticism of Bid Oil. Biden made a key commitment to clean energy in his election campaign last year and surprised the industry in the first months of his presidency by canceling the Keystone XL crude pipeline and banning drilling on federal land.