August 5, 2026

Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels

Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels
Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels
Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels

🌍✨ Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels

Why we’re watching: Leaders of the Santa Marta coalition – a group of governments, businesses and civil society organisations seeking to transition away from fossil fuels – hope it can withstand the loss of one of its founding members as a far-right, pro-fossil fuel govern…

In April, Colombia hosted 57 governments in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta for the first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels – a voluntary meeting outside of official UN climate talks. 💚

In June, far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won a general election, and is set to take office on Friday.

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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Climate Home News.