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Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 climate talks | UAE-hosted summit admitted at least 2,456 people affiliated with oil and gas industries, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Total attendance is somewhere around 100,000.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I mean, fossil fuel companies are dumping billions into green energy, so it would make sense for them to attend the talks.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

They're present mostly to block decarbonization. The amount they spend on clean energy is about 1% of what they spend on exploration and drilling -- basically a PR exercise, not something intended to make a real difference

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They probably spend more money talking about putting money into green energy. Oh and lying about the need for green energy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I mean

why is it that anyone who starts a sentence this way is full of shit?