EU blindly following SBTi after banning climate claims from offset use, warns lawyer

Published 17:32 on January 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:23 on January 19, 2024  / Paddy Gourlay /  EMEA, Voluntary

EU parliamentarians have “blindly followed the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi)” after voting to endorse an EU deal to ban misleading carbon neutral claims if they rely on carbon credits, a lawyer warned Thursday.
EU parliamentarians have “blindly followed the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi)” after voting to endorse an EU deal to ban misleading carbon neutral claims if they rely on carbon credits, a lawyer warned Thursday.


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