The UN group will draw up standards for measuring the credibility of claims by non-state groups—including cities and companies—that they are cutting the carbon emissions driving devastating climate change
In this file photo taken on March 24, 2022 A general view shows the United Nations (UN) building in New York. The United Nations launched a task force on March 31, 2022, to pressure businesses to keep their emissions-cutting promises instead of masking progress with feel-good "greenwashing." (Credit: Ed JONES / AFP)
United Nations, United States: The United Nations launched a task force Thursday to pressure businesses to keep their emissions-cutting promises instead of masking progress with feel-good "greenwashing".
The group will draw up standards for measuring the credibility of claims by non-state groups — including cities and companies — that they are cutting the carbon emissions driving devastating climate change.
The 16-member group of experts will be chaired by Canada's former environment minister Catherine McKenna and includes various academics and leaders from business, finance, energy, politics and NGOs.
Countries have agreed they must cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius to avert the worst impacts. The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says this requires carbon-neutrality by mid-century.