'A big win for all of us': EU moves to ban various green claims backed by carbon offset

Cecilia Keating
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'A big win for all of us': EU moves to ban various green claims backed by carbon offset

European lawmakers approve rules designed to drive major crackdown on misleading or unsubstantiated environmental claims

Food, fashion, auto, and airline companies operating in the EU could soon have to reconsider their green marketing plans, after Members of the European Parliament (MEP) voted to ban the use of terms like...

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