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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago

European brands and companies will no longer be able to cite weak claims of carbon offsetting as regulations to battle greenwashing practices are tightened.

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European brands and companies will no longer be able to cite weak claims of carbon offsetting as regulations to battle greenwashing practices are tightened.

www.adweek.com

silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago
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Greenwashing Crackdown on EU Brands Making Vague Eco Claims
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The new proposals will also cover brand-owned sustainability labels and genetic phrases such as “green” or “eco-friendly.”
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  • riodoro1@lemmy.world
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    Now they are gonna be able to make donations to Carbon Capture™ startups.

    From one bullshit to the other until there is no more wealth to suck out.

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      Carbon capture is really expensive though. So probably not.

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    Unfortunately, they will still be able to make claims of sourcing green electricity by buying double-counted guarantees of origin from Norway…

    See also: https://industrydecarbonization.com/news/the-trouble-with-european-green-electricity-certificates.html And: https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/budweiser-reprimanded-for-breach-of-advertising-code-with-claims-it-uses-100pc-renewable-electricity-in-brewing/a1965099963.html

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