The oily hands of the #fossilfuels industry have #COP27 in its grip, with more than 630 lobbyists present in Sharm El-Sheik.

The calls to #KickBigPollutersOut are growing. But what are the concrete demands behind the call?

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🛑 Stop Big Polluters writing the rules via their access to policy making.

🧾The UNFCCC needs to establish an accountability framework to end the #corporatecapture.
#KickBigPollutersOut of #COP27

kickbigpollutersout.org
No more bankrolling the climate talks via sponsorship. Big Polluters only use it to greenwash their image and avoid responsibility for a crisis they have caused.
#KickBigPollutersOut of #COP27

kickbigpollutersout.org
It’s not just about removing the vested interests of big polluters - we need to stop civil society being excluded from the talks and deliver the people’s demands for #climatejustice.
peoplesdemands.org
#KickBigPollutersOut of #COP27
We need to reset the system and find new ways of living that work for people, not polluters. That means real solutions to the climate crisis. And real zero. Right now!
#KickBigPollutersOut of #COP27
We’ve got a huge fight on our hands vs one of the richest, well-resourced industries on the planet.

But we have people power. 450+ organisations already endorsed our demands, and you can too - sign the petition here: kickbigpollutersout.org/take-action-as…

#KickBigPollutersOut of #COP27

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The AI Act is at risk of being derailed by a last-minute Big Tech lobbying offensive, our research shows.

✋Fundamental rights are at risk of being sacrificed for the sake of corporate profits.

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