Total attendance at climate change conference in Dubai is estimated at about 80,000. The UAE host of COP28 has given access to hundreds of bankers, consultants and lobbyists — and 20 housekeepers — at the event where oil and gas executives such as ExxonMobil chief executive Darren Woods will rub up against almost 200 government...
As the COP28 approaches, which will take place in Dubai at the end of the month, a coalition of NGOs has warned about the accreditation of more than 7,200 lobbyists linked to fossil fuels in international climate conferences over the past twenty years. The main oil giants are particularly targeted. Like parasites, lobbyists infiltrate the...
Boycott COP28: ‘Holding a climate conference in Dubai is absurd and dangerous’. The venue of the 28th edition COP (Conference of the Parties), set to begin on November 30 in Dubai, is a disastrous choice for the fight against climate disruption. We call on public authorities, NGOs, organizations, scientists and business leaders not to support...
Earlier this month, the UN announced it will require fossil fuel lobbyists to identify themselves as such when registering for the Cop28 climate summit. The move was applauded by campaigners and politicians alike, but it’s a shockingly small first step towards matching the boldness demanded by UN secretary general, António Guterres, when it comes to rooting out fossil fuel influence....