UK Advertising Regulator Dismisses a “Disinformation” Complaint Against Saudi Oil Giant

UK Advertising Regulator Dismisses a “Disinformation” Complaint Against Saudi Oil Giant

The UK advertising watchdog today dismissed a complaint against a series of ads for Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, 16 months after climate campaigners filed it. The New Weather Institute think tank had argued that the ads “spread disinformation on the role of ‘advanced’ fuel in decarbonising the transport sector”, because they promoted Saudi Aramco’s research into cleaner fuels for F1 motorsport while failing to reflect the climate impact …