PR firm working for Shell wins COP30 media contract

As calls grow to keep fossil fuel influence out of UN climate talks, campaigners say Edelman’s partnership with the oil and gas major raises an alarming conflict of interest
COP30 president Andre Correa do Lago and key officials Valter Correia and Ana Toni at a press conference in Bonn during the UN SB62 climate meeting.
COP30 president Andre Correa do Lago (top left) at a press conference in Bonn during the UN SB62 climate meeting in June 2025. (Photo: Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters)

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