French media: False information renovation- "Washing green"!

Agence France -Presse on June 27th, the original title: "Washing Green": The Paris Agreement on Climate Change on a new climate of false information battlefield proposed that global warming is controlled below 1.5 degrees Celsius. For this reason, many companies make emission reduction commitments. At the same time, research shows that they are propagating and lobbying for drilling new oil wells and burning more fossil fuels.

In a study, scientists analyzed the gap between the four major oil companies of British Petroleum, Shell, Exxon Mobil and Chevron, and Chevron companies on climate and low -carbon energy issues. By searching for the Facebook page of large oil and gas companies and the advertising library of the social platform, it can be found that while these companies are publishing environmental slogans, they are still putting advertisements, urging customers to "add oil to the fuel tank" or win "a year of gasoline cards for a year of gasoline card "". In addition, an analysis of the "Influential Map" of the London Research Group shows that the five largest listed oil and natural gas companies have invested $ 1 billion in Facebook to release misleading climate information in three years.

The "Influential Map" project manager Fiy Hord said: "This ' -washing green' behavior is essentially a strategy to delay government supervision. It may also mislead the public and let them believe that companies have adopted climate issues. Action. And large oil companies continue to lobby behind the scenes, asking for new oil and natural gas development. "

The British "Guardian" June 28 article, the original title: because of the suspicion of "washing green", the fashion brand suspended the use of sustainable development index tools before this week, consumers can also log in to HM's website to view the environment of its 655 clothing environment influences. These clothing is based on the "Hig Materials Sustainability Index", which is a set of tools launched by the Global Non -profit Alliance "Sustainable Clothing Alliance (SAC)" last year. For example, a pair of cotton shorts are described as "88%of water than traditional materials", which has an impact on global warming "14%lower than traditional materials."

However, after the Norwegian Consumer Administration warned HM not to use the Hig Index to support its environmental protection proposal, SAC announced the use of the labeling tool of "suspending". In this regard, people with fashionable development activities are rejoicing. Since last spring, they have been complaining about the "life cycle" of SAC evaluation products. Filipa Groggan, who is the "Ecological Age" of Fashion Sustainable Development Consulting Company, said: "If you look at the" Life cycle "as a clock, the Hig Index pays only attention to the impact of 12 noon to 3 pm. In order to reflect the sustainability of a product, we need to conduct a all -weather evaluation. "For example, because there is no information about whether the clothing will release micro -plastic or biodegradable, the Hig Index cannot make consumers make a wise decision. "This is a textbook -style 'washing green'," said Grogan. (Author Foler Britton, translation of biography)

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