David Miller wrote:
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> Subject:
> [CEO] Nominations wanted for Worst Climate Lobby Award
> From:
> Corporate Europe Observatory <[log in to unmask]>
> Date:
> Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:40:42 +0100
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> *NOMINATIONS WANTED*
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> Highlight the corporations lobbying to undermine effective action to
> tackle climate change at the UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen this year.
>
> Corporate Europe Observatory, Focus on the Global South, Friends of
> the Earth Europe and Spinwatch are organising a high profile awards
> poll to highlight the corporate climate lobbyists who have done the
> most damage to the climate process.
>
> Nominees could be a major polluter that has lobbied at the national,
> regional or international level to avoid taking action, or an
> opportunist corporation which is lobbying to promote false solutions
> such as carbon trading or agrofuels, 'solutions' that will in fact
> aggravate the problem - but which represent a business opportunity for
> that company.
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> Or nominees could come be for an industry coalition, a lobby
> consultancy firm or other lobby players pushing an irresponsible
> corporate agenda at the expense of climate stability and justice.
>
> Cases must be well-documented and recent (ie with lobbying activity in
> the last 12 months).
>
> To make a nomination, please send details of the company/coalition, as
> much information as you know about their lobbying activities (with
> sources where possible) and a brief summary (max 100 words) explaining
> why they deserve to be nominated for the award.
>
> All nominations must be submitted by *Friday 11*^*th* * September
> 2009. *The best nominations for an award will then be put forward for
> a public vote.
>
> The winner of the Worst Climate Lobby Awards will be announced during
> the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December this year to
> highlight how corporate lobbying is undermining this process and
> delaying effective action to tackle climate change.
>
> Please send your nominees to [log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>_ by Friday 11^th September
>
> Get involved and help expose the corporate lobbying which is
> undermining effective action to tackle climate change!
>
>
> Organised by Corporate Europe Observatory, Focus on the Global South,
> Friends of the Earth Europe and Spinwatch
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David Miller
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Department of Geography and Sociology
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