State of the Planet

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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.

Columbia Climate School Giving Day on October 28, 2026, featuring students and renewable energy imagery

October 28, 2026 is Columbia Giving Day! Your gift to Columbia Climate School helps advance interdisciplinary research, educate the next generation of leaders, and transform bold ideas into real-world solutions for climate, Earth, and society.

  • 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.