European parliament MEPs have voted to outlaw use of terms such as “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” without evidence, while introducing a total ban on using carbon #offsetting schemes to substantiate claims theguardian.com/environment/20…
EU bans ‘misleading’ environmental claims that rely on offsetting
Products and services billed as climate neutral, biodegradable or eco must provide proof, with carbon schemes banned as evidencePatrick Greenfield (The Guardian)