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More than 100 companies and groups linked to fossil fuels represented at Cop31, study says

Over 100 fossil fuel companies and lobby groups have sent delegations to the Cop31 climate summit in Turkey, outnumbering some vulnerable nations.

Delegations outnumber those of some countries most vulnerable to climate impacts, such as Nepal, which suffered glacier collapse

The Long Sip
What happened

A new analysis found 103 groups linked to fossil fuel interests are attending Cop31 in Antalya, the largest UN climate summit on record.

The detail

The combined fossil fuel delegations outnumber Nepal's national delegation sixfold, even as Nepal suffered a deadly glacier collapse linked to global heating this year.

What it means

Environmental groups are calling for stronger conflict of interest rules and transparency for lobbyists attending and influencing the climate talks.

Full story at The Guardian

What readers are saying

helena1959
The comparison between Nepal's delegation size and that of groups like the International Emissions Trading Association is striking because it reveals how the architecture of these talks has become inverted: the countries most harmed by climate collapse have the least voice to shape the response, while the industries driving the crisis have expanded their presence to historic levels.
dorothy_queanbeyan
This concentration of fossil fuel influence at climate negotiations is fundamentally at odds with their stated purpose.
PilatesMum_Liv
The detail that nearly one in five participants didn't disclose their delegation affiliation is the real problem here. It means you genuinely cannot tell who is in the room representing what interest, which makes any consensus on climate action essentially compromised from the start. Transparency isn't a nice-to-have, it's foundational.
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