Investigation Finds Over 300 Industrial Agriculture Lobbyists Participated In COP30 Climate Talks

Investigation Finds Over 300 Industrial Agriculture Lobbyists Participated In COP30 Climate Talks

More than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists attended this year’s COP30 event, according to a new report. A joint investigation conducted by DeSmog and the Guardian found that one in four of the 300-plus lobbyists attended COP30 as part of an official country delegation. Six gained “privileged access” to international negotiations over future climate policies. Read more: Animal Ag, Not Fossil Fuels, Is The Leading Cause Of Climate Change, Says…

‘Imperialism is the root cause of climate crisis’

BELEM, Brazil — COP30 is now in its second week, and climate activists are sounding the alarm over the growing number of fossil fuel lobbyists attending the negotiations. For environmental activist Ana Celestial, COP30 has become a space dominated by states presenting themselves as providers of real climate solutions. But 30 years after the first COP and a decade after the Paris Agreement was signed, Celestial says the climate crisis has not bee…