The oil company CEO running the next UN climate change summit

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The oil company CEO running the next UN climate change summit

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The UN’s annual climate conference is being dogged by scandal months before it even begins. Environment editor Damian Carrington reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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