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Adviser Urges Ban on Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at COP30

11/24/2025

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Harjeet Singh, a strategic adviser to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, called for banning fossil fuel lobbyists at the Conference of the Parties 30 (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
He compared their presence to inviting arsonists to extinguish a fire.
Singh drew a parallel to the tobacco industry, noting it was excluded from decision-making.
The segment concluded with acknowledgments to the production team and local crew.

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Harjeet Singh, a strategic adviser to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, called for banning fossil fuel lobbyists at the Conference of the Parties 30 (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
He compared their presence to inviting arsonists to extinguish a fire.
Singh drew a parallel to the tobacco industry, noting it was excluded from decision-making.
The segment concluded with acknowledgments to the production team and local crew.