Colombia hosts international conference on fossil fuel transition amid global energy crisis
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Fabiano Maisonnave
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Colombia is hosting an international conference in Santa Marta focused on transitioning away from fossil fuels, bringing together over 50 countries including oil producers and major consumers. The meeting aims to break the deadlock in UN climate talks following the COP28 agreement in Dubai (2023) to "transition away from fossil fuels," which has seen little progress. The conference is situated literally across from an active oil terminal, highlighting the tension between climate ambitions and fossil fuel dependency.
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The tension between climate ambition and fossil-fuel dependency is at the heart of the meeting, which began Friday in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta.
It has drawn more than 50 countries — from oil producers such as Nigeria to big consumers such as Germany, plus the European Union — in a bid to break the stalemate of United Nations climate talks.
A gathering in Colombia reflects mounting impatience with the slow pace of global climate negotiations. Countries first agreed at COP28 in Dubai in 2023 to “transition away from fossil fuels,” but made little progress on it.
