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We know that +50% of green claims in the EU are misleading or unfounded. What's the Commission planning to do about it in the #GreenClaims proposal? Some initial thoughts on the proposal and #offsetting🧵1/
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🌱 The Green Claims Proposal has recognized the issues with climate-related claims such as "#carbonneutral" and "#netzero". Although it increases transparency, it doesn't do enough to actually tackle the use of misleading claims based on offsetting. 2/
📜In the recitals, the proposal acknowledges that claims relying on offsets outside the company's value chain can be misleading due to inaccuracies, lack of transparency, and double counting and that emission reductions within a trader's operations should be prioritized. 3/
