Fossil Fuel Giants Paying Thousands to Sponsor COP29 Events (www.desmog.com)

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The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), a business lobby comprised of some of the world’s largest fossil fuel producers and greenhouse gas emitters, is hosting a series of events in its COP29 BusinessHub pavilion, sponsored by oil and gas giants including Chevron, ExxonMobil, SOCAR, and TotalEnergies.

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

So corpos just buying influence in climate talks? Allowing corporations to become more powerful than most countries was a mistake. We'll ride their game until the atmosphere is toxic.

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