Company Sued for 'Greenwashing' for Saying Gas Project Is 'CO2-Free'

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A South Korean company said its natural gas project was 'CO2-free.' It's being accused of greenwashing

liquefied natural gas from its Barossa project off the northern coast of Australia as “CO2-free.” While SK claims to capture greenhouse gases produced while making LNG, it’s only partially removing emissions from the process and not doing anything about CO2 released when the gas is burned, which is where the vast majority of emissions come from, the group said.

SK will use carbon capture and sequestration to eliminate 60% of its share of the emissions from the project, which amounts to 4 million tons a year, and will grow forests to offset the rest, Kim Hyejin, communications executive officer at SK E&S, said by phone. “As a major LNG supplier in South Korea, we’re trying our best to stay responsible by actively investing in clean technology such as CCS to help reduce emissions and be part of the transition toward net zero,” Kim said.

The action, which is the first claim in South Korea against a company on its emissions, comes as environmentalists across the globe are increasingly taking legal recourse against big fossil fuel suppliers. Earlier this year, Royal Dutch Shell Plc was

 

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It's so ridiculous🙄

They are still sleeping

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How the heck can natural gas be CO² free? Do the south Kim government take their Kims for fools?

'Greenwashing'! I've just learned a new word.

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