Oil and gas representatives outnumber most of the national delegations at COP28, an analysis of UN data by campaign groups has found, in a sign of increasing industry efforts to influence the discussion about global climate change policy.
The breakdown of attendees identified more than 2,450 people designated as representatives from the fossil fuel sector, said a coalition of non-profit organisations under the Kick Big Polluters Out banner.
Executives and employees paid by traditional oil, gas and coal companies were included in the tally, along with staff of companies dependent on the industry for revenue, as well as the lobby and trade groups that have publicly supported it.