Making Money out of Climate Change - a guide to lobbying at the UN climate talks

The UN climate talks have become a “must attend” for huge numbers of
business lobbyists, each eager to promote their preferred “solution” to
tackling climate change – which protects their business interests.

Business lobby groups have been preparing for Copenhagen for years,
lobbying national governments to ensure their interests are represented
at the negotiating table. Their influence is one of the reasons why
governments are finding it so hard to reach agreement on emission cuts.
Many of the lobbies have urged governments to block tough targets for
2020. They want easier access to off-setting through a global carbon
market (avoiding emissions cuts at source) and funding for
controversial technologies including carbon capture and storage (CCS),
nuclear power and agrofuels.

This short guide (pdf) lists some of the main lobby groups found at the talks. It is not comprehensive – but highlights some of the players involved.

The longer version (below) gives more details on the groups involved and includes national groups which may not all be lobbying at the talks but which have played a key role in setting the agenda in their home country

Full version:

http://www.corporateeurope.org/climate-and-energy/content/2009/12/corpor...