You can find info about the corporate capture of the COP 19 Climate Talks in Warsaw here.
This infographic shows the greenwashing companies that sponsored the UN climate talks in Warsaw – a move that many have protested on the grounds that, as tobacco companies are not allowed to take part in World Health Organisation conferences, fossil fuel companies should be excluded from climate talks.
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By Climate News Network editor Paul Brown in Warsaw
One topic dominated the opening the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP 19) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Philippines delegation said,
“We cannot manage this abomination on our own.”
In an emotional opening to the new round of climate talks in Poland, Yeb Sano, the chief of the Philippines delegation, with tears rolling down his cheeks, said he would not eat before the end of the two weeks of negotiations until a substantial deal had been done to help countries deal with the effects of climate change.
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