Extinction Rebellion has launched a new campaign accusing Bristol council of 'greenwashing'. The environmental group has alleged the council has not made any credible commitments to achieve the city’s carbon neutral target by 2030.
The term ‘greenwashing’ is attributed to businesses, governments and organisations conveying a false impression to make people believe they are doing more to help the environment than they actually are. Extinction Rebellion cites Coca Cola, Amazon, HS2 and HSBC as global offenders of this.
Greenwash-free Bristol is a public awareness campaign with the intention of holding those in power accountable for their actions, or perhaps lack of actions, through posters and billboards around the city. Dr Claire Gronow, a Lecturer in Environmental Management at the University of Bristol, is launching the campaign on behalf of Extinction Rebellion.
