Oil and gas giants are paying tens of thousands of dollars in order to sponsor events at this year’s flagship climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.  This year’s conference began on Monday (11 November). Over the course of the 11-day summit, known as COP29, negotiators and leaders across the globe will put in place commitments to […]

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), a business lobby comprised of some of the world’s largest fossil fuel producers and greenhouse gas emitters, is hosting a series of events in its COP29 BusinessHub pavilion, sponsored by oil and gas giants including Chevron, ExxonMobil, SOCAR, and TotalEnergies.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    So corpos just buying influence in climate talks? Allowing corporations to become more powerful than most countries was a mistake. We’ll ride their game until the atmosphere is toxic.