Why Chevron is sponsoring Hurricane Helene journalism

Politico’s energy transformation-focused newsletter ran a story just after Hurricane Helene detailing that “nowhere is safe from climate disaster.” Who was the featured sponsor? Chevron.

Investigative climate newsletter Heated wrote about this paradox and Chevron’s push to discuss their new “Anchor” project amongst climate-focused readers. Anchor, an offshore drilling project, is being used as a climate marketing tactic since it’s powered by electric rigs and fracking equipment rather than diesel.

They asked Wren Montgomery to comment on the greenwashing present in Chevron’s latest project. Here’s what she had to say:

“You can bring [the carbon intensity] down by a minuscule amount and still make that claim that it's cleaner than before.” “But they're trying to increase production. So overall, they're not actually reducing their carbon footprint even if they have made some small reduction per barrel.”

Wren notes that fossil fuel companies are “driving for new audiences that will support them…so they can keep operating a little bit longer and not be shut down, which we all know is what needs to happen.”

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