How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels
‘Coalition of the willing’ gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh path
The world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, https://transitionawayconference.com/">takes place in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April.
A “coalition of the willing” – including 54 countries and various subnational governments, civil society groups and academics – will try to https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/17/colombia-convenes-climate-coalition-of-the-willing-to-break-global-fossil-fuel-deadlock">chart a new path to powering the world with low-carbon energy.
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