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Rachel Sherrington
@rachelsherrington.bsky.social
Investigative researcher and reporter with DeSmog. Writing about climate and food politics. Work covered in the Guardian, Vice News, FT, The Hill & others

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It was a real pleasure to work on this story with the Guardian's @ninalakhani.bsky.social; you can read our writeup in the Guardian here
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More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds
Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Despite calls for curbs on the participation of businesses who have a history of lobbying against environmental action, this COP offered new platforms and avenues for agribusiness to influence the debate - including via a new side venue - the COP30 "Agrizone"

www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/c...
Brazil’s COP30 Agriculture Sponsors Linked to Deforestation and Land Conflict
The climate summit’s new “Agrizone” pavilion will be sponsored by multinational pesticide giants and lobbyists for Brazilian agribusiness.
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Companies with a long history of lobbying against climate action - as well as powerful industry groups that represent them - were among those bringing delegations, raising concerns about the presence of actors that have worked against regulators 3/ www.desmog.com/cna/
Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA)
Background  The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (originally the National Confederation of Agriculture — CNA) is the largest representative entity of Brazilian agribusiness.  Accor...
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Attendance from the world's largest and most damaging agricultural companies - including industrial meat, synthetic fertiliser and pesticide firms - outnumbered that of several major economies and rose by 71 percent since COP27, our investigation found 2/
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-whi...
Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP30? - Carbon Brief
According to the provisional figures, 193 countries, plus the European Union, have registered a delegation for the COP30 summit.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM