Commission and Big Energy keep cooking the climate, despite Paris Agreement | Corporate Europe Observatory
Fossil fuels companies are still pulling the strings in Brussels six months after the "historic" #COP21
agreement in Paris. Our new research shows Big Energy lobbyists still
enjoy insider access to the European Commission despite the global
agreement to tackle climate change. We took a look at all lobby meetings
involving Climate & Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete and
Vice President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič or their cabinets since
December and we found that it's been business as usual since the Paris
deal was signed. Out of the 163 meetings with lobbyists, 71% were with
industry. Read more here:http://corporateeurope.org/climate-and-energy/2016/06/commission-and-big-energy-keep-cooking-climate-despite-paris-agreement
