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Climate Change Talks Spark Global Backlash by Business, Industry
Commondreams.org Newswire —
... Global
attempts to craft a pivotal new climate treaty in Copenhagen this
December are being stymied by a far-reaching, multinational backlash
led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy carbon emitters,
according to The Global Climate Change Lobby,
a new project by the International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists (ICIJ). ...
Lobbying Against Climate Change Progress Multinational, Powerful, and (Apparently) Successful
TreeHugger —
National emissions; interactive version of this map: The Center for Policy Integrity
Throughout the summer and we saw all sorts of ...
Huge emitter lobby undercuts climate efforts
Ecoearth.info Blog —
... of renewable energy and Brazilâs pledges to curb Amazon deforestation. The ICIJ says that the approach of lobbyists has evolved with the reality that emissions regulation is largely now inevitable. Instead of opposing such laws outright, the strategy has switched to slowing down and weakening those reforms as much as possible. The overview and key findings of the investigation are available on the web. More detail is being released over coming days, November 6 to 11: See: The Global Climate Change Lobby report Related stories: ...
Peabody, Exxon Accused of Undermining Climate Talks
Environmental Leader —
November 6, 2009 Peabody, Exxon Accused of Undermining Climate Talks Negotiations for a new climate treaty in Copenhagen this December are being blocked by a multi-national backlash led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy carbon emitters, according to a report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ( ...
Energy and Global Warming News for November 6: Philippines targets $2.5 billion geothermal development
Climate Progress —
... (ICIJ) claims.
The study examined lobbying efforts and campaign contributions in the United States, European Union, Japan, China, India, Australia, Brazil and Canada. The chances of a meaningful climate change agreement being struck in Copenhagen are being retarded by “a far-reaching, multinational backlash by fossil fuel industries and other heavy carbon emitters aimed at slowing progress on control of greenhouse gas emissions”, the investigation concluded.
See: The Global Climate Change Lobby report
