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UN chief urges ban on advertising from fossil fuel companies, the 'godfathers of climate chaos'
António Guterres echoes calls being made in Canada, where doctors have been pushing to ban misleading ad campaigns
For fossil fuel firms, greenwashing is just good business
Greenwashing — the marketing spin that tries to convince us that products and services are “green” or “sustainable” — is running rampant in Canada. But attempts to protect Canadian consumers through amendments to the federal Competition Act have sparked outrage from the fossil fuel industry and its friends in Ottawa.
How Big Oil's spin doctors are influencing influencers
Pro-oil marketing is being baked into our social media feeds and infiltrating climate conferences. But efforts are ramping up to shut it down.
Canada’s competition laws need more power over green claims
A handful of proposed changes to Canada's Competition Act are good first steps to crack down on corporate greenwashing, but it still needs enforcement measures with teeth, environmental groups say.
Competition Bureau launches investigation into Enbridge over deceptive marketing
Enbridge has a new fight on its hands as Competition Bureau Canada officially launches an investigation against the gas giant over allegations the company is misleading customers about the role of gas in the energy transition.