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Amid West Asia War, a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Aims to Draw a Roadmap for Fossil Fuel Phase-Out
More than 50 countries will discuss a Fossil Fuel Treaty and a just transition, with 600 written submissions already received, organizers said.
- Colombia and The Netherlands co-host the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels starting Friday in Santa Marta, aiming to implement a managed, financed, and equitable phaseout independent of United Nations rules.
- Santa Marta responds to the limitations of the United Nations process, as the journal Nature Climate Change describes the world as living in the "Overshoot age," with a clear pathway to a fossil-free future remaining elusive after nearly 30 summits.
- Covering Climate Now founders Kyle Pope and Mark Hertsgaard described more than 50 participating countries as a "Coalition of the willing" that will phase out $7 trillion in annual fossil fuel subsidies, focusing on implementation and action.
- Negotiations for a Fossil Fuel Treaty to facilitate a "Just transition" that protects workers are central to the debate; Daniela Duran of Colombia's environment ministry noted organizers have received more than 600 written submissions proposing solutions.
- The "We are still in" coalition represents 75% of U.S. GDP despite President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the United Nations climate regime; Mark Hertsgaard noted more than 55 U.S. counties, states, and universities support the conference.
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While more than 50 governments are meeting this week in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the first international conference on energy transition and the abandonment of fossil fuels, human rights issues are not on the agenda.
During the Climate Summit (COP30) hosted by Belém (Brazil) in November 2025, a large group of 85 countries called for the final declaration of the conference to include an ambitious road map to abandon fossil fuels. Finally, the initiative did not succeed due to the blockade of the gas and oil powers. Colombia and the Netherlands, two of the nations that led the veto proposal, announced in Belém their intention to organize a meeting in April 202…
Amid West Asia war, a ‘coalition of the willing’ aims to draw a roadmap for fossil fuel phase-out
After the disappointment at the United Nations climate summit in Brazil in November 2025 that failed to establish an agreement on phasing out fossil fuels, a conference in Colombia from April 24 to 29 has brought the hope that the world community will take decisive steps towards transitioning to green fuels.While over 50 countries gather in the port city of Santa Marta in Colombia for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels,…
The conference will be organised around three pillars: the transformation of dependence on fossil fuels, the change in supply and demand and in multilateral relations and cooperation.
In the context of a global energy crisis, the first international conference to reduce global dependence on oil, coal and gas will be held from 24 to 29 April in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. Colombia dreams of being a champion in the fight against climate change, but the reality is not always as greenAs the global energy system is changing and the war in the Middle East is re-emerging the spectre of a global energy shock, Colombia hosts fr…
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