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 evidenceTerms such as "climate neutral" or "climate positive" that rely on offsetting will be banned from the EU by 2026 as part of a crackdown on misleading environmental claims.On Wednesday, members of the European parliament [MEPs] voted to outlaw the 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 the claims.Find more age of extinction coverage here, and follow biodiversity reporters Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield on X for all the latest news and features Continue reading...