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Yet Another Study Confirms: Electric Cars Reduce Climate Pollution

DeSmogBlog

This study directly refutes myths perpetuated by climate science deniers and EV antagonists, who claim that EV s are really not all that green. Tags: electric vehicles heat pumps clean cars bjorn lomborg jonathan lesser

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

“Greenwashing involves companies either misleading consumers about the green credentials of a product or service, or misleading consumers about the environmental performance of a company as a whole.” – Dr. Aoife Brophy , Research Lecturer at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

“Greenwashing involves companies either misleading consumers about the green credentials of a product or service, or misleading consumers about the environmental performance of a company as a whole.” – Dr. Aoife Brophy , Research Lecturer at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.

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Oil Lobby’s Carbon Capture Solution Hasn’t Consulted Local Nation, Chief Says

DeSmogBlog

Chief Kelsey Jacko told an Edmonton crowd that the Pathways Alliance, a lobbying and marketing effort by Canada’s top oil sands producers, has neglected to consult his community on a massive carbon capture storage network project Pathways claims will be able to store 1,100 megatonnes of carbon dioxide. Robert Howarth and Mark Z.

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L&Q launches pioneering £300m sustainability-linked bond

Business Green

Housing association claims the bond linked to emissions reduction and energy efficiency improvements is a first for housing association sector. Under the new targets, the firm has pledged to work to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 direct emissions by 20 per cent against a 2019/20 baseline by the end of March 2024.

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Unfriend: Why is Facebook restricting climate-related ad campaigns from green businesses?

Business Green

Green businesses contend the social media giant's policies are treating their adverts in the same way as campaigns from 'dark money' funded lobbyists, undermining the timeliness and effectiveness of their marketing messages in the process. Fidler's experience does not appear to be unique.

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Labour draws green dividing lines with promise of net zero emission power by 2030

Business Green

As green groups slam the government's 'attack on nature', the opposition is this week seeking to make bolder climate action central to its offer to the country. Labour's new green energy policy is a case in point. The quicker this happens, the quicker the UK can get to safe, stable, and affordable power for good.".