From the Santa Marta Conference to COP31, a fossil fuel phaseout must be brought about – and with human rights at its core

A Moral Call for Action at the Santa Marta Conference

CIDSE issued a landmark joint statement calling on governments worldwide to move beyond pledges and deliver real action on climate change — ahead of the Santa Marta Conference taking place in Colombia from 24–29 April 2026.  EN Statement ES Statement As the world approaches the Santa Marta Conference, +30 Catholic organisations and Faith leaders endorsed a CIDSE statement calling on governments worldwide to move beyond pledges and deliver real …

From the Santa Marta Conference to COP31, a fossil fuel phaseout must be brought about – and with human rights at its core

The Santa Marta Conference in April 2026 is aiming to galvanise the implementation of a fossil fuel phaseout after United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties 30 (COP30) failed to do so. Brazil's COP Presidency is hoping to do the same at the United Nations (UN) level through negotiations of a Roadmap. In its submissions to both processes, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) explained how a full and fast phaseout is a hu…