More Than Half Of All National Delegation Members At CRAP30 Have Obscured Their Affiliations: "Guest", "Other" Popular

More than half of all delegation members at Cop30 have withheld or obscured details of their affiliations, potentially concealing conflicts of interest and undermining trust in the Cop process, warns Transparency International.

According to the campaign group’s examination of the UNFCCC’s official list of registered participants, 54% of participants in national delegations either did not disclose the type of affiliation they have or selected a vague category such as “Guest” or “Other”.

Several national delegations – including Russia, Tanzania, South Africa, and Mexico – did not disclose the affiliation of any of their delegates holding a Party badge, highlighting a worrying lack of transparency even at the country level.

And multiple high polluters are included as guests in the Presidency’s ‘Host Country Delegation’. “Transparency is the cornerstone of trust in global climate negotiations,” said Brice Böhmer, climate and environment lead at Transparency International.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2025/nov/13/cop30-live-calls-for-just-transition-plan-grow-as-report-warns-world-on-track-for-26c-of-heating?page=with%3Ablock-6915ecd78f08058ea1c79124#block-6915ecd78f08058ea1c79124