Guardian investigation reveals IPCC authors' links to Saudi oil industry

A Guardian probe finds 20 of 223 lead authors on emissions reduction have conflicts of interest, with over half tied to Saudi institutions.

3 publishers · 6 articles · first seen 21 Sept 2026 · updated 42d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 21 Sept 2026. The Guardian Business published first, on 21 September at 05:00 UTC; France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines followed 33h 38m later. The most recent article, from Bloomberg Markets, appeared on 24 September at 09:39 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Business (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo.

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