One in 25 participants at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil is tied to the oil and gas sector, the highest concentration of fossil fuel lobbyists so far at the United Nations climate talks. Their presence is driving growing unease over influence, conflicts of interest and the way the negotiations are being shaped.
Kick the Big Polluters Out, a coalition of 450 NGOs, says overall attendance at Cop30 sits at 56,118 as of 10 November – and 1,603 of these attendees have links to the oil and gas industry.
