Climate change: UN to unmask fossil fuel delegates at climate talks

Every year, political leaders from around the world attend the Conference of the Parties or COP meeting, where key decisions are made on how the world tackles climate change.Greta Thunberg warned about the influence of the fossil fuels industries at recent talks in Bonn

Increasingly, representatives from the fossil fuel industries have been attending as well. The problem though is that often employees of coal, oil and gas companies are not open about their affiliations.Last year at COP27 in Egypt, the numbers, with more than 600 representatives according to analysis from campaign group, Global Witness.

"From now onwards, every single badged participant attending the event will be required to list their affiliation and relationship to that organisation," said UN climate chief Simon Stiell, speaking at the closing of a preparatory meeting in Bonn.Delegates representing fossil fuel industries have increased in number over the last two climate conferences

"It's actually no small thing that for the first time ever, all participants, will have to be honest to the world about who they are."

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