Everyone Wants a Say on Climate Change

CQ Politics | Everyone Wants a Say on Climate Change

The hot-button issue of climate change is attracting a swarm of lobbyists representing virtually every major interest group, even though lawmakers say they don’t expect to move legislation this year.

An analysis by Congressional Quarterly has found that in the first three months of 2008, more than 700 entities reported lobbying the federal government on climate change. That count — which includes multiple registrations for organizations that have enlisted several different lobbying firms — is up dramatically from the second half of 2007, when about 430 lobbying registrations identified climate change as a target issue.