The oil lobbyists have access to the negotiators and decision-makers at climate summits and are slowing down the transition, according to researchers. They are an obstacle to effective climate measures, says Francesca Colli.
SwedenSome of the continent's top strikers should not be stuck in European football's basement. So goodbye, C-division. Viktor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak shot the national team to group victory in the Nations League.
FootballArgentina continues to go against the grain in the UN after President Javier Milei's election victory last year. The country voted no on Friday to a resolution, drawn up by France and the Netherlands, that condemns violence against women and girls.
WorldThe bottom was reached in Baku. It couldn't get any worse and a "Resign all"-mood prevailed. A year later, Jon Dahl Tomasson has given the national team future confidence. A success in itself, but still nothing important has been won on the pitch.
SportsAround 1,700 lobbyists with ties to fossil interests are present at the climate meeting in Baku, according to a review. It's like having tobacco lobbyists at a conference on lung cancer, says David Tong at the environmental group Oil Change International to AFP.
SwedenMeasured calls for restraint in the climate fight and frustration over lack of will and ambition. It's a long way between the leaders at COP29. What on earth are we doing here if there's no political will to agree? wonders Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama.
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