Show threadCenter for International Environmental LawNov 18
The growing presence of #BigAg lobbyists at COP30 creates a glaring conflict of interest that risks allowing the very actors fueling the climate breakdown to steer the agenda & delay the urgent transition to sustainable & just food systems. It's time to #KickOutTheSuits: www.ciel.org/feeding-the-...
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)Nov 18
📣 BREAKING: New analysis from @DeSmog finds 300+ #BigAg representatives at #COP30. From industrial meat & dairy to synthetic fertilisers & pesticides, BigAg lobbyists are undermining climate action. This is why we need to #KickBigPollutersOut & #KickOutTheSuits www.theguardian.com/environment/...

More than 300 big agriculture ...
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists took part in Cop30, investigation finds

Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit

The Guardian
Center for International Environmental LawNov 14
📢 #FossilFuel lobbyists have received 2/3 more passes to #COP30 than all the delegates from the 10 most climate vulnerable nations combined, showing how industry presence continues to overshadow that of those on the frontlines of the #ClimateCrisis. Time to #KickOutTheSuits!
Show threadGreenpeace InternationalNov 14

The Philippines is facing devastating typhoons. Jamaica is still reeling from Hurricane Melissa.

But it’s Big Polluters that have direct access to climate talks.

This is corporate capture. Time to kick big polluters out of climate talks.

Read more: https://kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick-Out-The-Suits-COP30

#KickOutTheSuits #MakePollutersPay #COP #ClimateCrisis #IndigenousPeoples

RELEASE: Fossil fuel lobbyists flood COP30 climate talks in Brazil, with largest ever attendance share | Kick Big Polluters Out

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)Nov 14
#KickBigPollutersOut press conference at #COP30. Larry Rousseau, Canadian Labour Congress, says "If we are serious about the Paris agreement, we must be serious about protecting these negotiations from the vested interests that profit from delay" #KickOuttheSuits
Greenpeace InternationalNov 14

NEW: More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists on the ground in Brazil for U.N. climate talks.

The Philippines is facing devastating typhoons. Jamaica is still reeling from Hurricane Melissa. But it’s #BigPolluters that have direct access to #COP30.

When will the UNFCCC #KickOutTheSuits and #KickBigPollutersOut?

Learn more: https://kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick-Out-The-Suits-COP30
#MakePollutersPay

Show threadCorporate Europe ObservatoryNov 14

It's time to #KickOutTheSuits. Concretely, we need an Accountability Framework to protect the UN climate talks from the influence of big polluters and their conflicts of interest. That's what we'll keep fighting for!

#KickBigPollutersOut

https://kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick-Out-The-Suits-COP30

Show threadCorporate Europe ObservatoryNov 14
Several Global North countries included fossil fuel representatives within their official delegations, including France, Japan, and Norway -
@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social
has a breakdown of the EU level.
#COP30
#KickOutTheSuits
#KickBigPollutersOut
Show threadCorporate Europe ObservatoryNov 14
Major trade associations remain a primary vehicle for fossil fuel influence, with the International Emissions Trading Association bringing 60 representatives, including delegates from oil and gas giants like ExxonMobil, BP, and TotalEnergies.
#COP30
#KickOutTheSuits
#KickBigPollutersOut
Show threadCorporate Europe ObservatoryNov 14

The Philippines and Jamaica are still reeling from devastating typhoons and hurricanes, but their delegations at #COP30 have been outnumbered by fossil fuel lobbyists by nearly 50 to 1 and 40 to 1 respectively.

#KickOutTheSuits