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Colombian President Warns ‘Suicidal’ Fossil-Fueled Capitalism Is Leading World to ‘Barbarism’

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Columbian President warns fossil fuel-driven capitalism leads to barbarism and fascism. Transitioning to renewable energy is crucial for the future.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for global unity in response to the climate crisis, while questioning the capacity of the current economic model to address this phenomenon. During his address at the First International Conference for the Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels, held in Santa Marta, the president maintained that the response to this challenge must be “immediate” and transcend the actions of individual states. “Humanity’s response…

Gustavo Petro: The world is threatened by a "non-killer of capitalism" model that can lead to the disappearance of humanity

Santa Marta (Colombia).- The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, has questioned this Tuesday that capitalism can adapt "to a non-fossil mode of energy" and has invited the attendees of the first Conference for the Transition beyond Fossil Fuels, in Santa Marta, to reflect on the issue. "There will come a time when power will stop in such a way the speed of the transition in order to expand the profits of oil and coal (...) The approach to be mad…

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efeverde.com broke the news on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
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