With the focus of today’s proceedings on the states represented on The Security Council it is easy to forget the large presence of lobbyists swirling around the council’s doors. However, in an exclusive comment from American Petroleum Institute’s CEO, Lucas Fuelling and VP Victoria Harris, the New York Times has learned that the Security Council has noticed the millions of dollars the oil and natural gas industry has put into lobbying.
Fuelling and Harris stated that, “API supports the innovative idea of the fund proposed by the council. The fund will give a platform to find specific solutions for the industries effected. API appreciates the UNs efforts to support the energy industry and its voluntary efforts already being made. However we want to warn that care must be taken to ensure efficiency.”
Yet, it remains to be seen whether the UN Resolution will fully back big oil or force the scale backs it detests.
Hayley Mirek
Zixin Li
Natasha Schou
Tomomi Yoshihama
Toyoki Nakanishi
Clare Sharkey
Cecilia Eklund
