UK lobbyists accused of ‘greenwashing’ oil-rich Azerbaijan ahead of COP climate summit

Boris Johnson’s former business chief among British consultants paid “monthly fee of $25,000, plus bonuses totalling $50,000” to work part-time for Azerbaijani regime accused of human rights abuses

Pre-COP Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan in September (Source: COP29 media.)

A lobbying firm with close links to senior British politicians and the oil industry is being paid $4.7million to help Azerbaijan’s authoritarian regime enhance its image ahead of the crucial UN COP climate summit next month, Democracy for Sale can reveal.

The lobbying giant Ten…