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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Fossil fuel lobbyists will have to identify themselves when registering for Cop28

Sultan Al Jaber speaks at the climate conference in Bonn, Germany.
Sultan Al Jaber speaks at the climate conference in Bonn, Germany. Photograph: Benjamin Westhoff/EPA

Fossil fuel lobbyists will have to identify themselves as such in registering for the UN Cop28 climate summit, making polluting and carbon-intensive industries more accountable at the annual talks.

The move by the UN to require anyone registering for the summit to declare their affiliation was heralded as a victory for transparency by campaigners who have been increasingly concerned at the growing presence of oil and gas lobbyists at climate talks.

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