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FILE - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gives a press conference with Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharifat the 2022 United Nations climate conference, COP27, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. In a report released Tuesday at COP27, a group of experts, appointed exactly a year ago by Guterres, recommended tough standards for bodies making net zero pledges, to ensure that their promises amount to meaningful action instead of “bogus” assurances. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell, File)

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UN experts urge stringent rules to stop net zero greenwash
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UN experts urge stringent rules to stop net zero greenwash

Released at the the U.N.'s flagship climate conference in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the group of experts set out a number of strict recommendations for businesses, banks, and local governments making net zero pledges to ensure that their promises amount to meaningful action instead of "bogus" assurances.