In 2024, the Regional Court of Hamburg ruled that the oil and energy company BP Europa SE may no longer advertise its lubricants and motor oils as "climate neutral" or with the label "certified carbon neutral product." The oil giant justified the alleged climate neutrality of its products by purchasing carbon credits, including those from a forest conservation project in Zambia.
Press release: https://www.duh.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/klimaklage-der-deutschen-umwelthilfe-erfolgreich-mineraloelkonzern-bp-darf-motorenoel-nicht-mehr-wie/
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Deutsche Umwelthilfe v. BP Europa SE
About this case
Filing year
2022
Status
Decided
Geography
🇩🇪 Germany
Court/admin entity
Germany → Regional Court of Hamburg
Case category
Suits against corporations, individuals (Global) → Corporations (Global) → Misleading advertising (Global)
Principal law
Germany → Act Against Unfair Competition
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