Fossil fuel companies need to be dismantled and held accountable for the destruction they have caused. This decision resulted from the evidence of how the industry obstructed health policies using political influence, manipulation of information, and false narratives, among other strategies— the exact same strategies used by the fossil fuel industry. The global health community could be a powerful force for fighting the fossil fuel industry, but not if it remains deluded about their power and intentions. Over 450 civil society organisations have called for fossil fuel lobbyists to be excluded from COP28.6In recent years the field of the commercial determinants of health has highlighted how corporate power is negatively influencing the global public health agenda. It could be funded by corporate taxation and ending the trillions of dollars of subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.

Source: The Guardian April 19, 2023 09:18 UTC