一家法院驳回了对桑托斯的绿色洗涤诉讼,裁定其“清洁”气体索赔和净零承诺没有误导性。
A court dismissed a greenwashing lawsuit against Santos, ruling its "clean" gas claims and net zero pledge were not misleading.
联邦法院驳回了一项诉讼, 指控澳大利亚第二大天然气生产商桑托斯(Santos)在2040年前将天然气称为清洁,
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Santos, Australia’s second-largest gas producer, of greenwashing by calling natural gas "clean" and pledging net zero by 2040.
Brigitte Markovic法官裁定该公司的声明没有误导性,指出天然气排放了一半的煤炭二氧化碳,投资者将了解其气候目标的背景和局限性,包括依赖碳捕获和抵消。
Justice Brigitte Markovic ruled the company’s statements were not misleading, noting natural gas emits half the CO2 of coal and that investors would understand the context and limitations of its climate goals, including reliance on carbon capture and offsets.
这项决定标志着环境捍卫者办公室近年来的第二次法律损失。
The decision marks the second legal loss for the Environmental Defenders Office in recent years.