Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for ‘energy day’ Friday, as environmental groups denounced the presence of the fossil fuel industry at the UN climate talks. While negotiators haggled over the key goal of an increase in climate funding, a former UN chief denounced the talks as ‘no longer fit for purpose’. The head of France’s TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanne, said the sector is ‘part of the problem’, but insisted
