Colombia launches global push to move beyond fossil fuels at Santa Marta

Colombia, with the Netherlands, is convening a 'coalition of the willing' at Santa Marta on 28–29 April to break the UN climate deadlock over phasing out fossil fuels. About 54 countries will attend, including some fossil-fuel producers and vulnerable developing nations, while major powers like the US, China, India and Gulf states are absent. The summit aims to craft concrete transition pathways, finance mechanisms, and technology transfer, and will include a planned second summit in Tuvalu next year, plus Indigenous and marginalised communities’ voices. Colombia has also halted new licensing for coal, oil, and gas as it pivots to renewables and other sectors.