silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 months agoRecord number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 climate talks | UAE-hosted summit admitted at least 2,456 people affiliated with oil and gas industries, analysis findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkRecord number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 climate talks | UAE-hosted summit admitted at least 2,456 people affiliated with oil and gas industries, analysis findswww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·11 months agoI mean, fossil fuel companies are dumping billions into green energy, so it would make sense for them to attend the talks.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 months agoThey’re present mostly to block decarbonization. The amount they spend on clean energy is about 1% of what they spend on exploration and drilling – basically a PR exercise, not something intended to make a real difference
minus-squarePlayer2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agoThey probably spend more money talking about putting money into green energy. Oh and lying about the need for green energy
minus-squarethree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months ago I mean why is it that anyone who starts a sentence this way is full of shit?
I mean, fossil fuel companies are dumping billions into green energy, so it would make sense for them to attend the talks.
They’re present mostly to block decarbonization. The amount they spend on clean energy is about 1% of what they spend on exploration and drilling – basically a PR exercise, not something intended to make a real difference
They probably spend more money talking about putting money into green energy. Oh and lying about the need for green energy
why is it that anyone who starts a sentence this way is full of shit?