African activists cast doubt over climate talks' credibility

Coordinator Mithika Mwenda, left, and committee member Augustine Njamnshi, right,at a press conference of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance at the Climate Summit, in Copenhagen Denmark, on Dec. 10, 2009. Climate activists in Africa have expressed anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with "dubious" climate credentials to "greenwash" their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference. [AP]

Climate activists in Africa are expressing anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with dubious climate credentials to greenwash their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference.