How CEE Corporations Contest COP-27

Central Europe’s reaction to the COP27 Summit has been lackluster yet divergent. Slovakia and Czechia lead the Visegrad Group in terms of political leadership on climate, while Hungary and Poland drag their feet on sustainability targets, as depicted by the latest climate change index. One overarching problem, Climate & Democracy Editor Michał Zabłocki and Foresight Editor Albin Sybera agree on, is breaking up the ownership beneficiary structure of dominant polluting corporations in the CEE — not least their control over the media environments.