Is COP a COPout?

In recent years, these COPs have included an unprecedented number of private companies influencing policy. Amongst these notable players are unsurprisingly the fossil fuel lobbyists 🛢 ⛽ , who succeeded last year in weakening language from fossil fuel "phase out" ❌ to "phase down" ↘ .

In an environment where fossil fuel lobbyists completely dwarf delegates representing more vulnerable communities, can we expect radical commitments to be made?