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# COP31 Sponsor Weakens Climate Goals While Profiting From Oil
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/cop31-sponsor-weakens-climate-goals-while-profiting-from-oil/
- Published: 2026-10-21T16:15:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T16:15:16.000Z
- Description: Turkey’s state-backed Turpak, selected as the official sponsor of COP31, lobbied to remove language committing nations to “transitioning away from fossil fuels” — the same commitment secured at COP28 — while simultaneously expanding its own oil trading operations and posting record profits.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-culture, climate policy, corporate greenwashing, energy transition

Source: [Climate Home News](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/10/21/turkish-giant-sponsoring-cop31-cut-climate-goals-then-cashed-in-on-oil-boom/?ref=adjacent.media)

Turkey's state-backed Turpak, selected as the official sponsor of COP31, lobbied to remove language committing nations to "transitioning away from fossil fuels" — the same commitment secured at COP28 — while simultaneously expanding its own oil trading operations and posting record profits. The contradiction exposes how fossil fuel interests weaponize sponsorship roles to dilute climate agreements from within, turning climate conferences into platforms for greenwashing rather than accountability. Major emitters use sponsorship to buy legitimacy and negotiating power at the table.