Big meat and dairy lobbyists turn out in record numbers at Cop28

Food and agriculture firms have sent three times as many delegates to the climate summit as last year

Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at Cop28, with three times as many delegates representing the meat and dairy industry as last year.

Representatives are present from some of the world's largest agribusiness companies - such as the meat supplier JBS, the fertiliser giant Nutrien, the food giant Nestle and the pesticide company Bayer - as well as powerful industry lobby groups.