How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution

How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution

EU grant money was used to fund a media workshop on plastic pollution that was run in partnership with a fossil fuel lobby group, DeSmog can reveal. The event, held in May, came at a crucial time – just months before the start of the latest UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. The latest round, running from 5 to 14 August, hopes to create the world’s first legally binding agreement on plastic waste. The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) assembled…