"US Oil Lobby's Massive Ad Blitz Amid Record Fossil Fuel Extraction"
The American Petroleum Institute has launched an eight-figure ad campaign promoting the importance of fossil fuels for global energy security, despite record extraction and climate concerns. The campaign, called Lights on Energy, aims to counter policy threats to the sector and emphasizes the role of oil and natural gas in meeting growing energy demand. Climate experts criticize the campaign for perpetuating "discourses of climate delay" and ignoring the need to phase out fossil fuels to address the climate crisis. The industry's attempt to capitalize on geopolitical crises like the war in Gaza is also raising alarms among observers.