How discussions around key climate change topics evolve over time and which organizations drive such change are important questions. We found that business non-governmental organizations affiliated with fossil fuels focus on hosting renewable energy events but remain absent from anti-fossil-fuel discussions, led instead by a tightly connected network of environmental non-governmental organizations.
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Fig. 1: Co-host organization network of UNFCCC COP side events on the energy transition between COP17–COP28.
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This is a summary of: Xie, J. J. et al. Tracing inclusivity at UNFCCC conferences through side events and interest group dynamics. Nat. Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02254-9 (2025).
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The role of non-state actors in shaping UN climate change side event discussions. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02255-8
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