"Fifty-seven countries representing roughly a third of the global economy walked into a coal port and agreed it was time to leave coal, oil, and gas behind. This is not the beginning of a joke. They did it without the United States, China, India, Russia, or Saudi Arabia in the room; and that was the point."
"The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands in Santa Marta, Colombia, from April 24 to 29, was conceived as an end-run petrostates that have stalled U.N. climate talks for three decades. It opened against the backdrop of the Iran war, the largest oil supply disruption in history, and a growing sense in capitals from Manila to Madrid that fossil fuel dependence is no longer just a climate problem, it is a national security concern."
"The Santa Marta format was deliberately unlike a United Nations Conference of Parties, or COP. Instead of plenary speeches and bracketed text, ministers and envoys sat in small circles, discussing issues with civil society and Indigenous representatives in the room. Officials, according to Carbon Brief's on-site reporting, described the conversations as "refreshing," "highly successful," and "groundbreaking.""
"The guest list was as much a statement as the agenda. Colombia and the Netherlands invited countries that had backed a roadmap for a fossil fuel phase-out at COP30 in Belém last year. China, India, Russia, the United States, and the Gulf states were not on the list. Co-host Irene Vélez Torres, Colombia's environment minister, told reporters the goal was to avoid "a rehashing" of Belém and to gather a "coalition of the willing""
Fifty-seven countries representing about a third of the global economy agreed to move away from coal, oil, and gas. The meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, was co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands and held from April 24 to 29. It was designed to bypass petrostates that have stalled U.N. climate negotiations for decades. The gathering took place amid the Iran war and the largest oil supply disruption in history, alongside growing recognition that fossil fuel dependence is also a national security issue. The format avoided COP-style plenary speeches and bracketed text, using small-circle discussions with civil society and Indigenous representatives. The invited countries were those that supported a fossil fuel phase-out roadmap at COP30, while major fossil-fuel powers were excluded.
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