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COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation

There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country, analysis shared with the BBC shows.
Campaigners led by Global Witness assessed the participant list published by the UN at the start of this meeting.

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The story 

An environmental campaign group has said there are more than five hundred delegates representing the fossil fuel industries at the COP26 summit - more than from any single country. 

Global Witness analysed the participant list published by the UN. The summit in Glasgow is into its second and final week.

Key words and phrases

delegation
group of people chosen to represent an organisation 

• A delegation from the trade union was sent to speak to the company’s management.
• Delegations from all countries were sent to the conference.

fossil
made from decayed materials from thousands of years ago 

• If we don’t stop burning fossil fuels, climate change will get worse.
• We discovered an amazing fossil while walking on the beach.

swamp
overwhelm with large numbers

• We’ve been swamped with calls from people wanting tickets.
• The shop was swamped with fans wanting the celebrity’s autograph.

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