Synopsis
Panorama investigates the green projects that say they can help brands cancel out their carbon emissions. But do the claims stack up?
- Programme: Panorama
- Episode: Big Brands' Green Claims Uncovered
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2024
- Geography | Climate Change
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