Treaty to limit plastic pollution

In the negotiations for a treaty to limit plastic pollution, the biggest contingent of participants are the plastic lobbyists.

How did this happen, I wonder? What determines how many lobbyists ca n participate in the conference? Are the companies allowed register however many they can afford to pay fees for?

What enables these lobbyists to get in the way of a good treaty? Are the governments which want unlimited plastic production using their votes to support the lobbyists? If so, if the real opposition is from those governments, are the lobbyists a red herring?

but if that is not the case, why don't the governments and other parties that want the talks to succeed quash the activities of those lobbyists, or limit how many are allowed?

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