31 March 2023

EU says ‘not banning carbon offsets’ in greenwashing crackdown

New legislation presented by the European Commission on Wednesday (22 March) to clamp down on greenwashing allows businesses to continue making carbon-neutral claims, provided they meet specific transparency requirements

For climate-related claims – such as ‘CO2 neutral’ or ‘net zero’ – the proposed Green Claims Directive requires companies to distinguish between…

Full text: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-not-banning-carbon-offsets-in-greenwashing-crackdown/

Source:

Euractiv, 2023-03-24.