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Government defends praising tar sands industry figures as COP26 'climate champions'


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Government defends praising tar sands industry figures as COP26 ‘climate champions’
Five of the individuals praised at COP26 event hold senior roles at fossil fuel companies and investors, including the Royal Bank of Canada and Suncor.
Image Credit: Kris Krug
The UK government has defended its decision to celebrate
representatives of companies involved in Canada’s controversial tar
sands industry as “Climate Champions”, ahead of the COP26 UN climate
summit it is set to host later this year.
A UK-Canada event last week praised 26 “exceptional individuals
actively working to move Canada to net-zero emissions”, five of whom
work for companies and investors involved in the fossil fuel industry, ....

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