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Nations Urged to 'Go Further' as Fossil Fuel Exit Talks Wrap in Colombia
Around 55 countries are backing a voluntary roadmap with possible actions including ending subsidies and halting new extraction, organizers said.
- Over 50 nations gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, this week for the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, seeking to accelerate decarbonization outside the formal UN climate process.
- Organizers launched the summit to bypass UN stalemates, seeking a more flexible forum as the global energy crisis triggered by Middle East conflicts heightened the strategic necessity of transitioning away from fossil fuels.
- While major producers like the US and China remain absent, 55 participating countries are developing a voluntary 'roadmap' for energy transition, though experts warn developing nations need up to $2.4 trillion annually by 2030.
- Colombian Environment Minister Irene Velez Torres claimed the summit achieved 'big results,' with delegates outlining 12 potential actions including ending new fossil fuel extraction projects and tightening industry advertising regulations.
- Tuvalu and Ireland were named as co-hosts for next year's conference, signaling that momentum will carry forward and the initiative will extend beyond this first edition.
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·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The summit, which ended last night, was organized by the Netherlands and Colombia.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels
The first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels wrapped up on Wednesday -- but what progress was made in Santa Marta, a coal port on the Caribbean coast?
·Cherokee County, United States
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Nations urged to 'go further' as fossil fuel exit talks wrap in Colombia
Nearly 60 nations hailed progress in the fight to exit fossil fuels as a breakaway conference wrapped up in Colombia on Wednesday -- but now face the harder work of turning words into action.
·Missoula, United States
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Algemeen Dagblad+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Tuvalu and Ireland are organizing the second international conference on phasing out fossil fuels. This was announced on the final day of the first summit on this subject in Santa Marta, Colombia, which was co-organized by the Netherlands.
·Amersfoort, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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