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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/03/colombia-pledges-to-exit-investment-protection-system-after-fossil-fuel-lawsuits/feed/ 0 Major oil producers among 46 nations joining fossil fuel phase-out summit https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/31/major-oil-producers-among-46-nations-joining-fossil-fuel-phase-out-summit/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/31/major-oil-producers-among-46-nations-joining-fossil-fuel-phase-out-summit/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:19:31 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=84308 Canada, Australia, Brazil and Norway are set to attend the Santa Marta summit, but the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers are missing from the list

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/25/iran-war-boost-fossil-fuel-phase-out-push-colombia-minister/feed/ 0 New summit in Colombia seeks to revive stalled UN talks on fossil fuel transition https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/09/new-summit-in-colombia-seeks-to-revive-stalled-un-talks-on-fossil-fuel-transition/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/09/new-summit-in-colombia-seeks-to-revive-stalled-un-talks-on-fossil-fuel-transition/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:15:21 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=83517 Colombia will host the first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels, after more than 80 countries pushed at COP30 for an end to coal, oil and gas

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/09/new-summit-in-colombia-seeks-to-revive-stalled-un-talks-on-fossil-fuel-transition/feed/ 0 Colombia aims to launch fossil fuel transition platform at first global conference https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/22/colombia-aims-to-launch-fossil-fuel-transition-platform-at-first-global-conference/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/22/colombia-aims-to-launch-fossil-fuel-transition-platform-at-first-global-conference/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:08:02 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=82194 The landmark summit aims to build the political and economic foundations to fast-track the shift away from coal, oil and gas, one of its organisers said

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/04/proposal-for-global-minerals-deal-meets-opposition-as-china-looks-away/feed/ 0 Colombia announces fossil fuel phase-out summit to be held in 2026 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/22/colombia-fossil-fuel-phase-out-summit-2026-production-gap-oil-coal-gas/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/22/colombia-fossil-fuel-phase-out-summit-2026-production-gap-oil-coal-gas/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:37:32 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=75994 While a new report warns governments are significantly expanding fossil fuels, Colombia launches a call for the Global South to lead on ending their use

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]]> Why the international community should back Colombia’s post-fossil fuel plan   https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/11/17/why-the-international-community-should-back-colombias-post-fossil-fuel-plan/ Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:19:28 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=54502 At COP29 talks in Baku, rewarding Colombia's leadership would build confidence in the transition to a greener, fairer world

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]]> Colombia adds nature to the mix with its $40-billion energy transition plan https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/01/colombia-adds-nature-to-the-mix-with-its-40-billion-energy-transition-plan/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:00:13 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=53191 The investment plan mirrors the model of Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) - and includes $8.5 billion to conserve and restore nature

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]]> Pressure grows on governments and banks to stop supporting Amazon oil and gas  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/07/25/amazon-rainforest-oil-gas-banks-jpmorgan-hsbc-citibank/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:05:56 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=48919 An upcoming summit on protecting the Amazon has become the focus of a Indigenous and civil society-led campaign to set up an exclusion zone for fossil fuels

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]]> Colombia accuses Drummond coal mining exec of funding paramilitary group https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/06/05/colombia-paramilitary-funding-drummond-coal-mining-auc/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:47:44 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48661 The current Colombia head of an American coal miner will face trial, accused of giving money to right-wing paramilitaries in the late nineties

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]]> Exxon scrambles to save investments before Colombia bans fracking https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/04/27/exxon-scrambles-to-save-its-investments-before-colombia-bans-fracking/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:36:59 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48454 The company is looking at how to get some money back despite Gustavo Petro's government looking to ban it from fracking in Colombia

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]]> Colombia gets $70m from new global renewable integration fund https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/02/03/colombia-gets-70m-from-new-global-renewable-integration-fund/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:00:18 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48003 Colombia will get the first pay-out of a $300m Climate Investment Funds pot for transmission lines, batteries, EV chargers and green hydrogen

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]]> Colombia’s new president calls for debt swap to protect the Amazon https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/08/10/colombias-new-president-debt-swap-protect-amazon-rainforest/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:53:41 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=46949 “We can turn the entire population of the Colombian Amazon into a population that cares for the forest, but we need the world's funds to do it,” says Gustavo Petro

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]]> ‘They put a gun to my head’: Colombian anti-fracking activist tells of ordeal https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/04/they-put-a-gun-to-my-head-colombian-anti-fracking-activist-tells-of-ordeal/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:00:13 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=45945 In an exclusive interview with Climate Home, 21-year-old Yuvelis Natalia Morales speaks out on the activism that nearly cost her her life

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]]> Colombian fishers are fighting for their rights and protection of vital wetlands https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/12/30/colombian-fishers-fighting-rights-protection-vital-wetlands/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:00:36 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=45601 Roads, dams, mining and violent landgrabs threaten the fish of the Mompos Depression Wetlands and the communities who rely on them

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]]> ‘Hot air’ carbon offset scheme undermines Colombia’s climate goal, experts warn https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/06/30/hot-air-carbon-offset-scheme-undermines-colombias-climate-goal-experts-warn/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:16:17 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=44382 Colombia stands to lose $62m in carbon tax revenue and underperform its emissions targets due to flawed forest carbon credit projects, investigators claim

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]]> Colombia banks on forest economy to deliver climate ambition leap https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/01/14/colombia-banks-forest-economy-deliver-climate-ambition-leap/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:18:02 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=43223 Since the end of a 50-year civil war, Colombia has seen a spike in forest clearance, that the government now hopes to reverse with agroforestry initiatives

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]]> UN fund pays Indonesia for forest protection as deforestation rises https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/08/20/un-fund-pays-indonesia-forest-protection-deforestation-spikes/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:28:11 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=42306 Campaigners accuse the Green Climate Fund of letting governments game the UN's Redd+ forest protection scheme, as Indonesia is awarded $103 million

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]]> Fossil fuels in court: lessons from Colombia https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/10/14/fossil-fuels-in-court-lessons-from-colombia/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/10/14/fossil-fuels-in-court-lessons-from-colombia/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:15:45 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=31622 Legal activism against coal, oil and gas extraction can make a big difference to the climate, writes SEI researcher Claudia Strambo

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/10/14/fossil-fuels-in-court-lessons-from-colombia/feed/ 0 Colombia must reduce its dependence on coal exports https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/29/colombia-must-reduce-its-dependence-on-coal-exports/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/29/colombia-must-reduce-its-dependence-on-coal-exports/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:47:15 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=25122 COMMENT: Clean electricity at home does not excuse an economy based on polluting and abusive mining sector, says Camila Bustos

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/29/colombia-must-reduce-its-dependence-on-coal-exports/feed/ 0 How peace with rebels sculpts Colombia’s climate pledge https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/09/07/how-peace-with-rebels-sculpts-colombias-climate-pledge/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/09/07/how-peace-with-rebels-sculpts-colombias-climate-pledge/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:12:44 +0000 http://www.rtcc.org/?p=24191 NEWS: Country wary that end of 50-year armed conflict could bring spike in deforestation, as it submits contribution to the UN

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/07/23/brazil-indonesia-climate-pledges-due-within-weeks-eu-commissioner/feed/ 0 Colombia targets minimum 20% emissions cut by 2030 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/07/22/colombia-targets-minimum-20-emissions-cut-by-2030/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/07/22/colombia-targets-minimum-20-emissions-cut-by-2030/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:46:21 +0000 http://www.rtcc.org/?p=23456 NEWS: South America's third most populous state could increase its offer with international support, minister outlines

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/07/22/colombia-targets-minimum-20-emissions-cut-by-2030/feed/ 1 Cocaine wars to climate crisis: can fortified crops save Colombia? https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/09/11/cocaine-wars-to-climate-crisis-can-fortified-crops-save-colombia/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/09/11/cocaine-wars-to-climate-crisis-can-fortified-crops-save-colombia/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2014 05:56:30 +0000 http://www.rtcc.org/?p=18502 NEWS: The biggest threat to Colombian farmers used to be drug-related violence. Now it's climate change - but biofortified crops offer hope

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/09/11/cocaine-wars-to-climate-crisis-can-fortified-crops-save-colombia/feed/ 0 Colombia set to draft new climate law by November https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/08/15/colombia-set-to-draft-new-climate-law-by-november/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/08/15/colombia-set-to-draft-new-climate-law-by-november/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:52:08 +0000 http://www.rtcc.org/?p=18107 NEWS: Latin American nation hopes tough environmental rules could assist its ambitions to gain OECD status

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