Submission The United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG): Australian academics call on the UN HLEG to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in Scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments

This submission was made to the United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG), during an open call for contributions. HLEG will publish recommendations for standards to be used in evaluating net-zero emissions commitments by businesses and...

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Main Authors: Robertson, Keegan, Finn, Hugh, Jones, Ifan Odwyn
Format: Report
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89322
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description This submission was made to the United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG), during an open call for contributions. HLEG will publish recommendations for standards to be used in evaluating net-zero emissions commitments by businesses and investors.We discuss three scenarios in which such greenwashing occurs. 1. claims about emissions from a natural gas project in an environmental approvals context; 2. decision-making by financial institutions for a natural gas project; and 3. ‘green’ labelling of investment in natural gas.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-893222022-10-06T04:03:29Z Submission The United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG): Australian academics call on the UN HLEG to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in Scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments Robertson, Keegan Finn, Hugh Jones, Ifan Odwyn Climate Change Net Zero United Nations Emissions Regulations Greenwashing This submission was made to the United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG), during an open call for contributions. HLEG will publish recommendations for standards to be used in evaluating net-zero emissions commitments by businesses and investors.We discuss three scenarios in which such greenwashing occurs. 1. claims about emissions from a natural gas project in an environmental approvals context; 2. decision-making by financial institutions for a natural gas project; and 3. ‘green’ labelling of investment in natural gas. 2022 Report http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89322 fulltext
spellingShingle Climate Change
Net Zero
United Nations
Emissions
Regulations
Greenwashing
Robertson, Keegan
Finn, Hugh
Jones, Ifan Odwyn
Submission The United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG): Australian academics call on the UN HLEG to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in Scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments
title Submission The United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG): Australian academics call on the UN HLEG to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in Scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments
title_full Submission The United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG): Australian academics call on the UN HLEG to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in Scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments
title_fullStr Submission The United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG): Australian academics call on the UN HLEG to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in Scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments
title_full_unstemmed Submission The United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG): Australian academics call on the UN HLEG to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in Scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments
title_short Submission The United Nations High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (HLEG): Australian academics call on the UN HLEG to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in Scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments
title_sort submission the united nations high-level expert group on the net-zero emissions commitments of non-state entities (hleg): australian academics call on the un hleg to set forth recommendations for minimising greenwashing in scope 3 avoided emissions claims and net-zero commitments
topic Climate Change
Net Zero
United Nations
Emissions
Regulations
Greenwashing
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89322