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greenwashing

  • Regulating Greenwashing

    Regulating Greenwashing

    The purpose of greenwashing rules is not to prevent innocent errors or ignore tradeoffs but to discourage outright deception.

  • Greenwashing Decarbonization

    Greenwashing Decarbonization

    Better renewable energy technology will make greenwashing an idiotic strategy, and audited disclosure rules would make carbon-related greenwashing illegal.

  • Opinion: All Fossil Fuel Advertisements Should Be Banned

    Opinion: All Fossil Fuel Advertisements Should Be Banned

    Greenwashing by Big Oil shifts blame away from fossil fuel companies and delays needed climate action.

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AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More

  • Regulating Greenwashing

    Regulating Greenwashing

    The purpose of greenwashing rules is not to prevent innocent errors or ignore tradeoffs but to discourage outright deception.

  • Greenwashing Decarbonization

    Greenwashing Decarbonization

    Better renewable energy technology will make greenwashing an idiotic strategy, and audited disclosure rules would make carbon-related greenwashing illegal.

  • Opinion: All Fossil Fuel Advertisements Should Be Banned

    Opinion: All Fossil Fuel Advertisements Should Be Banned

    Greenwashing by Big Oil shifts blame away from fossil fuel companies and delays needed climate action.