The host country of this year’s UN climate summit, Azerbaijan, has rolled out “red carpet” treatment to fossil fuel bosses and lobbyists, the Guardian can reveal.
At least 132 oil and gas company senior executives and staff were invited to the COP29 summit, and had special badges denoting they were guests of the presidency.
That was equivalent to red-carpet treatment at a UN climate summit, COP experts told the Guardian. Holders of the special host country badges include the head of Saudi oil company Aramco and the chief executive of BP.