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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30

Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
ByRachel Sherrington and Nina Lakhani
on Nov 18, 2025 @ 00:00 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push

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us/Battle Over Tariff Power Pits Trump Against Koch Network
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
Overhauled EU Climate Law Faces New Threat from Consultancy Giants
Revealed: Soap Opera-inspired Clean Energy Ads Helped Shell Boost Petrol Sales in Brazil
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg 

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uk/Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
By Sam Bright
onNov 18, 2025 @ 08:06 PST

Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.

Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
Pathways Alliance Sponsored a ‘Summer School’ Program in Saskatchewan
ByTaylor Noakes
onNov 19, 2025 @ 11:10 PST

Students from around the world attended the lobby group’s carbon capture curriculum at the University of Regina in July.

Students from around the world attended the lobby group’s carbon capture curriculum at the University of Regina in July.
A silver sign reads "University of Regina"
‘Inviting the Fox Into the Henhouse’: Canada Delegation to COP30 Loaded with Fossil Fuel Representatives
ByTaylor Noakes
onNov 13, 2025 @ 21:01 PST

Delegation’s composition consistent with new KBPO report revealing this year’s U.N. climate talks have the largest number of fossil fuel lobbyists to date.

Delegation’s composition consistent with new KBPO report revealing this year’s U.N. climate talks have the largest number of fossil fuel lobbyists to date.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
UK Partners With Oil Industry Supplier at COP30
BySam Bright
onNov 13, 2025 @ 06:22 PST

Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.

Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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What Wartime Hubris Can Teach Us About the Global Energy Transition
ByMitch Anderson
onNov 12, 2025 @ 12:15 PST

Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.

Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.
World leaders from Brazil and China shake hands in front of a COP30 banner
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Corporate Giant KPMG Accused of ‘Sneaking’ into COP30
ByRei Takver
on Nov 19, 2025 @ 07:43 PST
Several senior staff members have gained entry without disclosing their real employer.
Several senior staff members have gained entry without disclosing their real employer.
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
ByTJ Jordan, Akhil Ranjan, Rachel Sherrington and Clare Carlile
on Nov 16, 2025 @ 23:00 PST
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.
Video still of Nvidia CEO Jason Huang's keynote speech at an October AI conference. The English caption reads, "I have to have a shoutout for Secretary Chris Wright. He has brought so much energy to the DOE."
us/Nvidia CEO Praises Trump Energy Chief — a Climate Denier — and his 'Passion' for Science
ByRei Takver
on Nov 12, 2025 @ 08:10 PST
Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.
Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.
us/US Oil Executives Flock to COP30
ByPhoebe Cooke
on Nov 14, 2025 @ 07:04 PST
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
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uk/Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Overhauled EU Climate Law Faces New Threat from Consultancy Giants
us/Battle Over Tariff Power Pits Trump Against Koch Network
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
Corporate Giant KPMG Accused of ‘Sneaking’ into COP30

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2025 COP30 Climate Summit

‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
A summit billed as the last chance to revive global climate action faces unprecedented pressure from the food sector’s largest emitters.
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Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.

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