…a flood of industry lobbyists and organisations have joined the talks, far outnumbering national delegations and scientists. They assist a group of petrostates, led by Saudi Arabia, in blocking the progress that many nations want, and are part of a wider "petrochemical bloc" that a recent study says "is driving up plastics production, externalising the costs of pollution, distorting scientific knowledge, and lobbying to derail negotiations"…

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