Climate

The UN climate talks have become a "must attend" for huge numbers of business lobbyists, each eager to promote their preferred "solution" to tackling climate change – which protects their business interests. Business lobby groups have been preparing for the 2009 Copenhagen UN Climate Summit for years, lobbying national governments to ensure their interests are represented at the negotiating table.

This guide lists some of the main lobby groups found at the 2009 Copenhagen UN Climate Summit.

The EU has cultivated an image of being a leader in the fight against
climate change at UN climate summits. But as the UN talks in Copenhagen
get underway, a closer look at the EU's climate policy reveals
fundamental failings. This article looks at how lobbying on the EU's
flagship climate policy - the Emissions Trading Scheme has secured the
right for dirty industry to carry on polluting for free. The most
polluting industries, including chemicals, cement and steel, have

BP - Extracting influence at the heart of the EU
An Introduction

In October 2008 EU member states finally approved a deal which will bring aviation into the emissions trading scheme. The agreement follows three years of deliberations, yet despite the apparent commitment by the EU to cut greenhouse gas emissions, it will make little difference to the level of emissions from the aviation sector. How did this happen?

New research from CEO reveals the close involvement of the European employers' federation, BusinessEurope, in drawing up the Global Europe trade strategy. CEO's new report highlights how representatives from BusinessEurope were given privileged access in the preparations of the new strategy, with exclusive meetings with the former Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and top officials from DG Trade.