More than four times more fossil fuel lobbyists at Cop28 than last year

President of Cop28 Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber has allegedly been planning secret deals to vastly expand oil and gas production at the event. Picture: AP/Kamran Jebreili

There are almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists at this year's Cop28 climate change summit in Dubai, more than four times as many as last year, according to an environmental analysis.

The analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition examined the presence of delegates from the fossil fuel industry at the UN's flagship climate summit, which has come in for sustained criticism for its host's ties to oil and gas.