COP21 sponsors are not so climate friendly!
From the aeronautics and car industry, to fossil and nuclear energy companies - the list of sponsors for the 21st UN Climate Conference (COP21) released today includes some of the least climate-friendly multinationals. Corporate Europe Observatory joins Friends of the Earth, ATTAC France, WECF and 350.org in denouncing the organisers and highlighting concerns that the talks are being captured by big polluters.
As France prepares to host the COP21 supposedly charged with solving the climate crisis, the French government has given a worrying indication on the sincerity of his commitment today in unveiling its choice of sponsors. Among the twenty companies on the initial sponsors list are Air France - an airline opposed to emissions reductions in the aviation sector, car manufacturers Renault-Nissan, and Suez Environement - known for its pro-fracking lobbying. "Most of these companies are big emitters of the very greenhouse gases responsible for climate change, such as EDF or Engie whose coal plants alone are equivalent to nearly half of France's entire emissions. While the French government had said that they would look for businesses with flawless reputations, many of them are involved in projects harmful to people, their quality of life and work. Putting the most important climate conference of the decade under the patronage of climate-incompatible businesses does not bode well," said Malika Peyraut of Friends of the Earth.
http://corporateeurope.org/pressreleases/2015/05/cop21-sponsors-are-not-so-climate-friendly
