Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 climate talks
www.theguardian.com
UAE-hosted summit admitted at least 2,456 people affiliated with oil and gas industries, analysis finds

Total attendance is somewhere around 100,000.

  • EatYouWell@lemmy.world
    15·
    7 months ago

    I mean, fossil fuel companies are dumping billions into green energy, so it would make sense for them to attend the talks.

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
      13·
      7 months ago

      They’re present mostly to block decarbonization. The amount they spend on clean energy is about 1% of what they spend on exploration and drilling – basically a PR exercise, not something intended to make a real difference

    • Player2@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      7 months ago

      They probably spend more money talking about putting money into green energy. Oh and lying about the need for green energy

    • three@lemm.ee
      1·
      7 months ago

      I mean

      why is it that anyone who starts a sentence this way is full of shit?