How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
by Nina Lakhani Climate justice reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#71A79)
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms' unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion, new research reveals.
Lobbyists representing the interests of the oil, gas and coal industries - which are mostly responsible for climate breakdown - have been allowed to participate in the annual climate negotiations where states are meant to come in good faith and commit to ambitious policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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