Environmentalists decry oil lobby presence at plastic treaty talks

Ottawa (AFP) April 25, 2024

Environmental activists denounced Thursday the increased presence of oil industry lobbyists at talks in Ottawa on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution. The 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists outnumber any single delegation in Ottawa for the fourth round of negotiations. These talks have nearly 40 percent more industry lobbyists than the last round in Kenya in November, ac