A court dismissed a greenwashing lawsuit against Santos, ruling its "clean" gas claims and net zero pledge were not misleading.

A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Santos, Australia’s second-largest gas producer, of greenwashing by calling natural gas "clean" and pledging net zero by 2040. Justice Brigitte Markovic ruled the company’s statements were not misleading, noting natural gas emits half the CO2 of coal and that investors would understand the context and limitations of its climate goals, including reliance on carbon capture and offsets. The decision marks the second legal loss for the Environmental Defenders Office in recent years.