A record number of fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited to attend the UN’s Cop30 climate summit in Brazil, with more than 1,600 linked to oil, gas and coal interests taking part, new analysis shows.
The figure means roughly one in every 25 delegates in Belém represents the fossil fuel industry – the highest proportion ever recorded at the annual UN climate negotiations and a 12 per cent increase from last year’s summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
