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Corporate greenwashing: will court cases and new rules close the gap between promises and reality?

November 15, 2022 by Isabel Sutton

Activists are taking firms to court over deceiving consumers with questionable climate pledges. Isabel Sutton at Clean Energy Wire summarises the issues. Greenwashing, and therefore misdirecting consumer behaviour, is clearly a barrier to achieving climate goals. The latest IPCC report says consumer behaviour and changes to our lifestyles can result in a 40%–70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  But unregulated advertising can say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: advertising, Beiersdorf, BP, consumers, emissions, EU, Exxon, greenwashing, KLM, litigation, netzero, Nivea, offsetting, Shell, TotalEnergies

Veracity of corporate net-zero pledges and advertising is being challenged in court

September 29, 2022 by Isabel Sutton

Clean Energy Wire (CLEW) is putting the spotlight on corporate climate pledges, the advertising they use to win customers, and their claims of reducing their emissions. Here, Isabel Sutton at CLEW summarises the major landmark legal cases in multiple countries being brought against corporates by activists and other claimants. Companies under scrutiny include TotalEnergies, KLM, Drax, Shell, BP, Beiersdorf (personal care products), and more. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: advertising, Beiersdorf, BP, Climate, courts, Drax, emissions, greenwash, KLM, netzero, pledges, regulators, Shell, TotalEnergies

Aviation, Steel, Shipping CEOs ask COP26 to back their decarbonisation pathways

October 21, 2021 by John Matson

The seven “hardest to abate” industries together account for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. They are aviation, steel, shipping, cement, aluminium, trucking and chemicals. John Matson at RMI explains how a growing number of sector-leading corporates in aviation, steel and shipping are now openly backing net-zero pathways. He quotes CEOs and top executives (ArcelorMittal, United Airlines, Trafigura) on what they say they are determined to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry Tagged With: Airbus, aluminium, ArcelorMittal, aviation, CarbonBorderAdjustment, CarbonPrice, cement, chemicals, COP26, decarbonisation, Delta, electrification, emissions, fuels, investment, KLM, Maersk, shipping, steel, Trafigura, trucking, United Airlines, VirginAtlantic

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