Unveiled: The UN aviation agency (@ICAO) is captured by corporate interests 📈🤑!

Right in time for #ICAOA41 a new report by @Influencemap reveals how corporate interests influence the global climate policy at the UN agency for aviation.

Why is this so concerning?
🧵⬇️ Laughing Leo Meme, text: "That feel when you influence
.@ICAO has some serious and concerning transparency issues:

🤐 Non-disclosure agreements for delegates to join closed-door meetings
🔒 secret climate negotiations
🚫 media bans for key climate meetings

Find the report: influencemap.org/report/Corpora…
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30% of delegates at #ICAO climate meetings since the Paris Agreement directly represented the aviation or fossil fuel industries, as the report shows.

So industry delegates outnumber environmental representatives 7️ to 1️ ‼️ #ICAO41
3/6
The main global airline lobbying group @IATA has undermined policy action designed to achieve emission cut targets again and again - as seen in this timeline, showing #IATA’s influence on the development of @ICAO’s key policy for offsetting emissions (#CORSIA).
#ICAOA41
4/6
#CORSIA continues to be #ICAO’s primary response to the climate crisis, strongly backed by the aviation industry.

BUT: the IPCC says this carbon #offsetting scheme “does not lead to a reduction in in-sector emissions from aviation”. #ICAOA41
5/6
#AviAction, our counter conference to #ICAOA41 is happening now in Lille & online.
It's more vital than ever to bring together civil society & activists from Europe & beyond to strategise how we can tackle the climate-damaging aviation industry.
stay-grounded.org/climate-activi…
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