{
  "id": 19784280,
  "title": "Lobbying: Environmental associations criticize the influence of the oil lobby on climate summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/lobbyismus-umweltverbande-rugen-einfluss-von-ol-lobby-auf-klimagipfel",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T09:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/lobbyismus-umweltverbaende-ruegen-einfluss-von-oel-lobby-auf-klimagipfel/100269663.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The climate conference in Turkey has been infiltrated by numerous large-scale environmental polluters, according to an analysis by climate activists. Around 60 fossil fuel industry associations and 16 major financiers of oil, gas, and coal have been accredited to attend the COP31 conference in Antalya. Notable attendees include representatives from the International Emissions Trading Association, BNP Paribas, ExxonMobil, and BlackRock. Critics, such as Lien Vandamme from the Center for International Environmental Law, have expressed outrage over the presence of these lobby groups, calling for reforms to the UN climate negotiations to exclude major polluters. The conference has attracted a record 96,000 registered participants.",
  "summary": "Oil corporations, banks and other companies are represented at the climate conference in Antalya - in some cases even in official delegations. Why environmental associations are criticizing the influence of the lobby groups.",
  "key_points": [
    "Data shows many sector representatives officially accredited with summit access.",
    "Lobbying groups aim to block climate protection and protect profits."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}