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The traditional defence of fossil fuels is that 'the show must go on because what would happen if it didn't?'. The counter-factual is now 'What will happen if the show continues? (Photo: Tim Dennell)

The truth on Big Oil's stranglehold on COP summits

The most shocking thing about the EU's defence for letting an oil baron steward the next UN climate summit is that it shocked anyone. The move followed a time-honoured UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) tradition of feting VIP polluters even as global emissions soar to

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Arthur Neslen writes about the environment for the Guardian, Open Democracy, Equal Times and others. He was formerly the Guardian's European environment correspondent.

The traditional defence of fossil fuels is that 'the show must go on because what would happen if it didn't?'. The counter-factual is now 'What will happen if the show continues? (Photo: Tim Dennell)

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Arthur Neslen writes about the environment for the Guardian, Open Democracy, Equal Times and others. He was formerly the Guardian's European environment correspondent.

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