Anonymousabout 4 hours ago
After COP30 ended without any mention of fossil fuels in its final text, a coalition of roughly 60 nations gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia in April 2026 for the first international conference explicitly dedicated to phasing out fossil fuel production. The talks, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, represent a break from the UN's consensus-based process where petrostate vetoes have blocked progress for decades — but they face opposition from the world's largest producers and deep questions about enforcement, economic disruption, and energy access for the global poor.