Colombia Hosts Global Summit to Accelerate Transition from Fossil Fuels
Governments from around 50 countries are convening in Santa Marta, Colombia, for a summit aimed at accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels. Co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, the conference runs from April 24 to 29 and includes ministers, subnational governments, academics, and civil society groups. The summit seeks to address the limitations of U.N. climate negotiations, which have struggled to directly tackle fossil fuel production. The meeting aims to open a space for politically sensitive debates and generate proposals for a faster transition away from oil, gas, and coal. Notably, the United States and Saudi Arabia, two of the world's largest oil producers, are not participating, highlighting divisions between countries pushing for a faster transition and those more closely tied to fossil fuel interests. 
