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Climate activists in Africa accuse UN climate agency of allowing corporations to greenwash fossil fuels at COP28
Coordinator Mithika Mwenda (left) and committee member Augustine Njamnshi (right) at a press conference of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance at the Climate Summit, in Copenhagen Denmark, on December 10, 2009
CLIMATE activists in Africa have accused the United Nations climate agency of allowing corporations with dubious climate credentials to greenwash their polluting activities by taking part in its annual climate conference.
The criticism follows last week’s announcement that oil executive Sultan al-Jaber will lead the next round of UN climate talks, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates in November.
The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) termed the move as the lowest moment for the UN agency.
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