Research by Corporate Accountability illustrates that it’s not just fossil fuel corporations that flooded the halls of COP28. Other climate obstructors—including climate change denial front groups, climate action policy obstructors, and disinformation PR firms that sowed doubt on climate science—were also given access to the U.N. climate talks in Dubai. What’s more, many of these climate obstructors have been attending UNFCCC COPs for over 20 years, since at least COP6 in 2000.
Read more about how these entities gain access to the negotiation space, and critical need for an Accountability Framework that ensures those representing climate denial or the fossil fuel industry can not manipulate or undermine the outcomes of the talks.