Climate Talks: Where Oil Barons 'Greenwash' The Planet
Newsweek diligently reported that COP30 climate talks are 'flooded' with fossil fuel lobbyists. This isn't news; it's a feature. For decades, these summits have been prime networking events for the very industries driving climate change, allowing them to shape policy, or rather, inaction. Just last year at COP28, a staggering 2,456 fossil fuel delegates were recorded—more than some entire national
delegations—as documented by the Kick Big Polluters Out coalition. One might almost suspect these high-stakes global conferences are less about saving the planet and more about safeguarding dividend checks for ExxonMobil and BP. How many 'urgent calls for action' does it take before we realize the foxes aren't just guarding the henhouse; they're hosting the farmer's market inside it?