Lobby group tries to sell the world on gas as ‘green’ answer to energy security
The international gas lobby playbook hinges on rebranding planet-warming natural gas as green and key to energy security, new documents reveal.
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Climate progress stymied by disinformation?
The Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition, made up of organizations across Europe, Australia, Africa and North America, was formed at last year’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow.
Canadian Gas Association under investigation for alleged greenwashing
A prominent natural gas industry lobby group is being investigated by Canada’s Competition Bureau for alleged greenwashing one month after health-care workers raised the alarm over one of its advertising campaigns.
Big oil spills into UN climate conference with hundreds of lobbyists
Hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists including at least a dozen from Canada are in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for this year’s United Nations’ climate conference, a data analysis from Corporate Accountability, Corporate Europe Observatory and Global Witness reveals.
Freed from the constraints of federal cabinet, Catherine McKenna drops some truth bombs
The United Nations is cracking down on greenwashing. Former environment minister Catherine McKenna is leading the charge.
Changing the channel on ESG and responsible investing
Clearly defined regulations are needed to establish a universal standard and criteria for what counts as a sustainable fund.
Coca-Cola among brands greenwashing over packaging, report says
Research ‘exposes litany of misleading claims’ by household names, including Coca-Cola and Unilever
Where should climate-concerned Canadians bank?
Climate-concerned Canadians can take action against fossil fuel-funding banks by shifting their business elsewhere, writes Matt Price of Investors for Paris Compliance. But where should you take your dollars?
Universities urged to reject fossil fuel cash for climate research
An open letter from 500 academics likens fossil-energy funding of climate solutions to tobacco industry disinformation.
Greenpeace throws Scotiabank a climate action party
The shareholders who show up in person to such events got an early morning dose of dancefloor bass from Greenpeace climate protesters outside Scotiabank’s annual general meeting on Tuesday.
Catherine McKenna says ensuring companies make credible climate plans is critical
In a world where climate pledges are often used as marketing ploys, a United Nations panel led by Catherine McKenna will try to push business investors and cities to back up vague commitments with credible plans.
Catherine McKenna to chair UN panel probing companies' climate efforts
The head of the United Nations announced the appointment on Thursday, March 31, 2022, of an expert panel led by Canada's former environment minister to scrutinize whether companies' efforts to curb climate change are credible or mere “ greenwashing.”
Industry says it has a clever solution to the plastics crisis
But critics call it just some more greenwashing.
Greenwashing for Big Oil? There’s an awards show for that
Winning awards is usually considered a good thing. There are, however, various tongue-in-cheek honours that are more about mocking their recipients than celebrating their work.
New study paints oil firms’ climate claims as greenwashing
“Financial analysis reveals a continuing business model dependence on fossil fuels along with insignificant and opaque spending on clean energy.”