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The European Union and its Member States have brought more than 130 fossil fuel lobbyists into COP28, according to new research by Corporate Europe Observatory, a member of the Kick Polluters Out Coalition. 

Today the Commission, Parliament and Council are meeting again to hash out a compromise on the AI Act. As the outcome of these secret negotiations is still unclear, Corporate Europe Observatory calls on lawmakers to put public interest over corporate greed.

At least 2456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP28 summit in Dubai, signalling an unprecedented presence at crucial climate talks from representatives of some of the world’s biggest polluters, according to a new analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition.

New research unveils unholy alliance between EU, UAE and Hydrogen Lobby with Big Polluters' Peddling Hydrogen as Climate Solution at COP28.

Amazon's operations in the EU have been incredibly lucrative for the company, at the expense of workers, small businesses, shoppers, and communities. On the occasion of a day of international strikes and actions organised by the Make Amazon Pay campaign, Corporate Europe Observatory, LobbyControl, and SOMO launched a new Amazon profile, uncovering the changing lobbying tactics adopted by Amazon.   

New research by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), asks further questions of the independence of new EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra and his ability to represent the public interest at upcoming UN climate talks in UAE, and shows why big polluters think Hoekstra is the perfect pick to lead the bloc at COP28.

The pesticide reduction law SUR was voted down in the European Plenary session today in Strasbourg.  

Disclosed delegates tied to the world’s biggest polluting oil and gas firms and their trade groups have attended UN-led climate talks at least 7200 times over the last 20 years, according to a new analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition.

As the European Parliament prepares to vote on its pesticide reduction law (SUR) in plenary this week, new evidence exposes the pesticide lobby’s latest efforts to delay and derail this law.