Surge of fossil fuel lobbyists at COP27

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Fossil fuel lobbyists have flooded UN climate talks in Egypt, a report by watchdog groups said yesterday, even as calls grow at the summit for a windfall tax on oil majors’ bumper profits.

More than 600 lobbyists from some of the world’s biggest polluters have registered for the climate talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-sheikh, up 25% from last year. That is more than the number of representatives from the 10 most climate-affected countries combined.

Activists gathered for a small rally at the conference, calling for big emitters to be thrown out.