Watch it Back: Learning Hub Webinar to Tackle Fossil Fuel Industry Influence

Fossil fuel corporations' outsized role in political life across the world is something we, at Friends of the Earth, work hard to tackle. We need to do everything we can to continue challenging fossil fuel influence and greenwashing.

Our recent webinar on "Building a Fossil Free Politics: Challenging Fossil Fuel Influence and Greenwashing", a part of our Learning Hub 2024 series, was an important step towards this. If you want to recount some of the pertinent discussions we had, or if you missed the webinar, we've recorded it so you can watch it back!

 You can watch the webinar back at this link or in the screen below.

This webinar featured speakers who are at the forefront of the fight against fossil fuel influence and greenwashing across Europe. It was a great opportunity to learn about their experiences, strategies, and the impactful work they are doing to create a just and environmentally sound future.

Last year, COP28 had a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists attending. Do you remember when we, along with other Stop Climate Chaos coalition members, took action outside the Dáil to address the 'elephant in the room' - by dressing up as Big Oil CEOs, wearing life-like rubber elephant masks? A large "End Fossil Fuels" banner unfurled above us. It took until this most recent COP for fossil fuels to explicitly be named in climate agreements! And for a weak commitment to be agreed for their phase out. This makes our work to tackle the fossil fuel industry's influence and lobbying power more important than ever!