Representatives of ExxonMobil, Dow, BASF and Sabic are among the fossil fuel firms doing lobby at the plastics negotiations in South Korea

A “record” number of fossil fuel lobbyists have registered to take part in the last scheduled round of UN talks to agree a new global pact to tackle plastic pollution, according to the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).

Taken together, fossil fuel and chemical sector lobbyists would form the largest single delegation at the meeting in Busan,