Record Number of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Attend COP30

Imagine a big meeting about how to stop the planet from getting too hot, called COP30.

But guess who showed up in huge numbers?

People who work for companies that make oil and gas, which causes the planet to heat up!

There are so many of them, one for every 25 people at the meeting.

That's more lobbyists than people from many countries attending.

Some of these companies have even approved billions of dollars in new oil and gas projects recently.

People who want to protect the planet are very upset, saying it's like letting the people who caused a problem help fix it.

Some countries even gave special badges to these lobbyists, letting them have more say.

It's like inviting the people burning down the forest to help decide how to put out the fire.