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‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third
(www.theguardian.com)
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Why are any lobbyists allowed at UN climate discussion? It should be UN envoys and scientists. That's it.
Why is lobbying allowed in any public interest discourse?
That aside, lobbying doesn't mean anti-people by default. Some lobbyists lobby on behalf of the people.
This isn't just any discourse. This is about the future of the planet. That shouldn't involve any lobbying, just science.
Frankly, I'm in favor of banning them from anything public.
Agreed, because them majority of them speak for money and not for people.
Why are lobbyists allowed anywhere?
Because the UN reps and scientists often lack experience about what's going on in the real world.
Green energy advocates are lobbyists too.
Do they not live in the real world?
Not really. Not all of it. The world is warming. But if you live in an area that still has plenty of water and can afford climate control like the majority of these people you don’t understand it. My neighbors and coworkers think of climate change as an inconvenience or something deniable. By nature of our location and the wealth of our country we’re shielded. They don’t want solar panels on farmland because of aesthetics and they have the privilege to ignore the reality. Folks in Johannesburg don’t have that privilege. The people facing apocalyptic conditions should be able to lobby here.
I'm pretty sure there are enough UN delegates that come from countries hard-hid by climate change that could talk about it on a very personal level.