greenwashing

A new report has found evidence of a deliberate strategy by the fossil fuel industry to promote industry propaganda and viewpoints to obfuscate responsibility for the causes of climate change.

These loans were made by some of the world’s largest banks at discounted rates, in exchange for commitments by each of these mega-polluting companies to improve their environmental practices.

British Columbia’s support for the LNG industry is undermining the province’s climate efforts, says a coalition of over 600 advocacy groups.

The Competition Bureau wants to know what Canadians think of its proposed guidelines to ensure companies are truthful about environment and climate claims for their products.

British Columbia's gas utility is hiking its prices nearly 20 per cent, in part to help cover the cost of a climate plan that will do little to reduce the province’s harmful emissions or use of fossil-based natural gas.

The landmark case, which began on 28 October, was the first to challenge the veracity of a company’s net zero plan, and test whether corporations could be held legally accountable for their climate reports and strategies.

Top officials in Baku for COP29 say the spread of false climate narratives undercuts the annual climate talks.

Some of Vancouver's leading builders are eyeing with frustration an upcoming city council vote that could eliminate the city's years-old restrictions on using natural gas in new buildings.

Premier Danielle Smith’s latest PR push is fossil fuel propaganda. That’s why 350.org responded with “Cap the Crap,” a campaign to call out industry lies and fight for a strong emissions cap on Alberta's oil and gas sector.

As we celebrate Media Literacy Week, Canadians increasingly need to take matters into their own hands if they want to sift through the noise of misinformation and find trustworthy evidence for the claims they encounter.

It's latest in a series of city-level moves across Canada, including in Ottawa and Montreal, to look at greenwashing, a term for ads that make misleading or false environmental claims.

Research challenges idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is cleaner alternative to burning coal

Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating the online fast fashion company for potentially making misleading claims about its sustainability practices.

One of Canada’s most powerful oil lobby groups wants environmental organizations to be bound by a new federal anti-greenwashing competition law. NDP MP Charlie Angus says thew lobby group's proposal is "ludicrous."

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says it has submitted formal recommendations to the federal Competition Bureau, which is in the process of developing guidance around the new legislation.