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A Surprise Win for Climate Survival?
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A surprise win for climate survival?
One area of focus for the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels will be how to phase out the $7 trillion a year governments spend subsidizing fossil fuels — but to do so without punishing communities, workers and tax bases that rely on such subsidies.
High-level talks to accelerate the substitution of fossil fuels began Tuesday in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta, Colombia, where President Gustavo Petro warned that the world could reach “the point of no return” without the Amazon’s role in climate regulation.
Netherlands, Colombia co-host high-level Santa Marta talks on phasing out fossil fuels
High-level ministerial talks opened Tuesday in Santa Marta, Colombia, at an international conference co-hosted by the Netherlands and Colombia, with the Netherlands taking a leading role. The talks will run through Wednesday as more than 50 countries discuss how to phase out oil, coal, and gas.The Netherlands, a major consumer and exporter of fossil fuels, has played a prominent role in organizing the event together with Colombia. Former Climate…
Jorge Gil Ángel Santa Marta (Colombia).- The director of the Potsdam Institute for Research on the Impact of Climate Change (PIK), the Swedish scientist Johan Rockström, says in an interview with EFE in the Colombian city of Santa Marta that abandoning fossil fuels gives countries greater economic independence. "Countries are beginning to realize that abandoning fossil fuels not only serves to resolve the climate crisis and achieve better socio-…
A summit to discuss the exit of oil, gas and coal, in Santa Marta, was the idea of civil society to support its initiative to sign a Global Non-Proliferation Treaty on Fossil Fuels. They took note of other treaties such as the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons or anti-personnel mines, as an alternative to the rigid rules of the United Nations system that almost completed about thirty POPs without even getting a glimpse in this matter.
Cities Around the World Call for Accelerating the Shift From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
C40 cities highlight renewable energy as the most effective path to securing affordable, reliable power and reinforce the commitment to collectively halve fossil fuel use by 2030 As city leaders and national governments gather at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, one message is clear: transitioning away from fossil fuels is the most effective way to guarantee energy security…
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