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Uproar over fossil fuel lobbyists in delegations
The New Indian Express Hubballi
|August 08, 2025
At least 19 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have secured places in national delegations at the final round of global plastics treaty negotiations in Geneva, triggering outrage from civil society groups and raising serious concerns over the integrity of the talks.
AT least 19 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have secured places in national delegations at the final round of global plastics treaty negotiations in Geneva, triggering outrage from civil society groups and raising serious concerns over the integrity of the talks.
The revelation is part of a broader analysis by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), which identified a total of 234 fossil fuel and chemical lobbyists registered to participate in the fifth and final scheduled session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2). This is the highest industry presence recorded in the treaty process to date—and more than the entire delegation of the European Union and its 27 member states combined (233).
This story is from the August 08, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hubballi.
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