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Toronto takes step toward ban on misleading fossil fuel ads

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75% Informative

Toronto takes step toward ban on misleading fossil fuel ads, following TTC move.

It's latest in a series of city-level moves across Canada , including in Ottawa and Montreal , to look at greenwashing.

Research has suggested greenwashing is a pervasive issue, with a 2021 sweep by European authorities of hundreds of online claims from various business sectors.

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76

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75

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58

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formal

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English

Language complexity

65

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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