EU must support tackling vested interests at UN climate talks

The document argues that the EU must stop blocking progress on a conflict of interest policy at the UNFCCC to prevent fossil fuel companies and their lobby groups from undermining the ambition of the Paris Agreement.

• Ninety-three civil society organisations express concern that polluting corporations, particularly fossil fuel companies and their lobby groups, use their involvement in UNFCCC talks to delay climate action and maintain privileged access.
• Countries representing nearly 70 per cent of the global population, along with civil society groups from the global North and South, have spent two years calling for the UNFCCC to adopt a definition and rigorous framework for conflict of interest.
• Despite an October 2017 European Parliament resolution calling for guidelines to address vested interests, the EU has continued to block progress on this issue, aligning with the USA and Australia.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2018). EU must support tackling vested interests at UN climate talks. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/letter-eu-must-support-tackling-vested-interests-at-un-climate-talks/

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. EU must support tackling vested interests at UN climate talks. 2018. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/letter-eu-must-support-tackling-vested-interests-at-un-climate-talks/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Carbon Market Watch |title=EU must support tackling vested interests at UN climate talks |date=10 April 2018 |url=https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/letter-eu-must-support-tackling-vested-interests-at-un-climate-talks/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2018must, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{EU must support tackling vested interests at UN climate talks}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/letter-eu-must-support-tackling-vested-interests-at-un-climate-talks/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }