This Thursday 5th March at 9:00 am (🇨🇴), the governments of Colombia and The Netherlands will host an event on the Colombian environment ministry's social media channels to share details about the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels taking place this April in Santa Marta.

Exciting to see the website for the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, to be co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands this April, is now live.

As Petro prepares to meet Trump on Feb 3, I argue in this new commentary for Backchannel that despite their various disagreements – and the potential for diplomatic fireworks – there is one unlikely area where a deal could emerge: Venezuela’s gas. backchannel1.substack.com/p/will-petro...

Amid worsening geopolitics, the EU-CELAC summit showed that climate action remains a strategic priority for both regions. In this @rielcano.bsky.social commentary, I show how they can enhance cooperation by developing fossil fuel transition roadmaps & confronting misinformation & disinformation.

Happy to share my first solo-authored peer reviewed article published in @climdevjournal.bsky.social! It examines some of the main discourses of climate delay in Colombia’s energy transition debate in the national media. Here's a quick 🧵 with the open access link and key findings.

Don't miss this research opportunity! 📝 How can carbon pricing & fossil fuel subsidy reforms drive sustainability while promoting equity? Submit your proposals on green fiscal policies, climate change & just energy transition in the Global South by Dec 20, 2025! More info: go.unu.edu/70BRN

Important new report by @ember-energy.org and Transforma on Colombia's fossil gas supply challenges shows that eletrification and efficiency are the way forward to mitigate future growth in total demand. Fracking and locking the country further into fossil fuel dependence is not.

At COP30, Colombia pushed for text on the transition away from fossil fuels. But what's happening with its domestic energy transition? I discussed this w/ @juliaradio.bsky.social for an NPR article, which takes a sober look at the situation instead of repeating various dodgy claims made elsewhere.

HUGE WIN: UK Government pulls $1.15bn in support for the controversial Mozambique LNG project - putting pressure on the Dutch Govt to pull out too. @financialtimes.com story: www.ft.com/content/b2ea...

🤥The #COP30 presidency said ~80 countries opposed a fossil fuel roadmap but that included 42 members of the Least Developed Countries bloc which denies taking that position. 14 countries were listed as both for and against! 🔥 investigation by @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...

The piece says that Brazil's COP30 presidency hadn't responded at the time of publication so hopefully they might contact the authors to provide some further details on what happened.

What’s been happening with SUV sales in the UK? 🚘 SUV sales have continued to grow in the UK market this year - meaning more emissions, safety risks and road wear, and less space on our roads for pedestrians and communities 📈

Great to see the UK join 🇨🇴 & 🇩🇰 in ending the granting of new oil & gas licences! The UK should now reject Rosebank & join BOGA. As 🇨🇴 & 🇳🇱 prepare to host the 1st Int Conf on the Just Transition Away from FFs in 2026, let's hope the UK actively participates & supports 🇨🇴's country platform.

BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels. 🧵

COP30 BREAKING NEWS: The likely final text of the "global mutirão" has been published, ahead of the closing plenary Here's the snap analysis from the CB team…see last line unfccc.int/sites/def...

And the mutirao text is out -- and there's no mention of a roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels. Nor of fossil fuel subsidy reform. unfccc.int/sites/defaul...

🚨 BIG NEWS from #COP30:🇨🇴Colombia and 🇳🇱the Netherlands will co-host the 1st International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia – April 28–29, 2026.

As scores of countries push for the inclusion of a roadmap to implement a just, orderly & equitable transition away from FFs at #cop30, Colombia has announced that in alliance w/ The Netherlands, they will host the 1st intl conf on a just transition away from FFs from April 28-29 2026.

On X, Colombia's Irene Vélez, has shared a letter sent to the #COP30 pres signed by 40 countries. It expresses "deep concern about the current proposal" & says "we cannot support an outcome that doesn't include a roadmap to implement a just, orderly & equitable transition to move away from FFs.”

Colombia's press conf will be at 09:30 local time at #COP30 to discuss the Belém Declaration calling for a UN roadmap to transition away from FFs. It will also share details about plans to host the 1st Inter Conf for the Phase-Out of FFs in 2026. Webcast: unfccc.int/event/colomb...

FYI: the #COP30 venue was evacuated after a fire broke out in one of the pavilions Participants are advised to return to their accomodations and await an update on the resumption of the sessions

Fire at #COP30 in Zone B in the Blue Zone. Delegates instructed via email at 2:37 pm local time to evacuate venue immediately. The BBC is following the emergency: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Here's the webcast link for Colombia's press conference today: unfccc.int/event/colomb...

Tomorrow at #COP30, the Colombian govt will host a press conf at 14:30 to discuss its declaration calling for a UN roadmap for progressively phasing out fossil fuels. It also intends to share details about a proposal for Colombia to host the 1st Inter Conf for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in 2026.

The @beyondoilgas.bsky.social (BOGA) press conference is getting underway at #COP30. See webcast link below. Lots of ministers and ambassadors on stage including UK's Ed Miliband and Colombia's Irene Vélez. unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP30_111181...

70+ Organizations at #COP30 Call on Governments Worldwide to Establish Fossil-Free Zones to Protect Forests and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities earth-insight.org/press-releas...

Susana Muhamad, the new Special Envoy for International Cooperation for the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, has an invitation for countries around the world: if you're serious about phasing out fossil fuels, join us in Colombia this April 🌱 Watch her full remarks ⬇️ #FossilFuelTreaty #COP30

🔥Very exciting to see Colombia's former minister of environment and sustainable development, Susana Muhamad, is the @fossiltreaty.bsky.social's new Special Envoy for International Cooperation.

✊ Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of Belém today to demand a global just transition, an end to oil, gas and coal, & a fossil free Amazon 🌳

By me: One in every 25 participants at Cop30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist, outnumbering every country delegation apart from Brazil, and as Indigenous peoples struggle to get a seat at the table www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Great to have the book out there...110 authors, it's a Great Leap Forward in our understanding of why we're failing to act on climate change. Book is free at CSSN.org And a whole video of the 30 min presser is up: www.youtube.com/live/xdBwlaD...

As we witness climate obstruction in real time at #COP30, this @cssn.org presser w/ @timmonsroberts.bsky.social, @daniellefalzon.bsky.social, @maxboykoff.bsky.social and Carlos Milani to discuss a new global assessment on climate obstruction is rather timely. Details: cssn.org/news-researc...

So far 12 countries have signed the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change launched at #COP30 including Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden & Uruguay and also hundreds of NGOs. www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Acompáñanos en el Pabellón Colombia, en la Zona Azul de la #COP30, este sábado de 5:30 a 6:15 pm para un evento sobre los discursos de demora en el debate sobre la transición energética justa en Colombia y cómo enfrentarlos.

Two years ago Colombia's president pledged to stop awarding new exploration contracts for oil, gas, and coal. On the world stage, this was a big deal. Now the question is: how is Colombia's energy transition going? NPR went to Colombia to find out 🇨🇴 Read and listen here - only on @npr.org

It was a pleasure to share a few thoughts for this piece on the politics of Colombia's just energy transition and also discuss some new research published in @climdevjournal.bsky.social on discourses of climate delay in the country's media: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

California just signed a new climate MOU with Colombia at #COP30. With this partnership, we're doubling down on the fight against climate change — collaborating on innovative solutions for methane reduction and clean energy.

Check out this event at Colombia's pavilion this Saturday led by CSSN stalwart @guywhedwards.bsky.social, which will present a new study on discourses of climate delay in Colombia's energy transition debate in the media funded by the CSSN. We need more studies like this for global South nations.

💡 @timmonsroberts.bsky.social makes 3 points at the @caadcoalition.bsky.social & @ucs.org presser #COP30: 1 Disinformation is everywhere 2 Those w/ structural power deploy disinformation to maintain status quo. 3 Solutions exist & they're urgent. More info @cssn.org & cssn.org/news-researc...

Happening NOW! @ucs.org and @caadcoalition.bsky.social press conference on Information Integrity at #COP30. Watch the livestream ⬇️ unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP30_109680...

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“El gas natural no es un combustible de transición, es un retroceso”, afirmó Javier Dávalos Gonzalez hoy en una rueda de prensa de Climate Action Network Latinoamérica en la #COP30.

🚨Colombia just supported in #COP30 plenary the fossil fuel roadmap idea. That brings the number of countries supporting it out loud in negotiations to 8 (that I have heard)

¡Acompáñanos en el Pabellón Colombia, en la Zona Azul de la #COP30, el próximo sábado 15 de noviembre, de 5:30 a 6:15 pm! 🇨🇴🌍 Conversaremos sobre los discursos de demora en el debate sobre la transición energética justa en Colombia y cómo enfrentarlos. @redcfal.bsky.social @cssn.org

Stunning @desmog.com story from @geoffdembicki.bsky.social - showing how oil major ExxonMobil bankrolled climate science denial in the global south prior to crucial global summits... www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...

NEW: Exxon funded efforts to spread climate denial across Latin America, @geoffdembicki.bsky.social reports, "according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south 'less inclined' to support the UN-led climate treaty process."

Many thanks to the author of this piece, Fermín Koop, published by @dialogueearth.bsky.social , for the opportunity to share some comments on the participation of Latin American countries in the COPs and the impact of their regional groups, such as AILAC. dialogue.earth/en/climate/c...

Finally, a primer on obstruction tactics in the #UNFCCC negotiations. Just in time for #COP30. Now this is enough to fill a bingo card. #COP30 delegates and attendees: Know what you're watching! Way to go @cssn.org colleagues.

Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...

🔴 NEW 🔴 From regenerative agriculture to ‘efficiency is enough' and ‘we feed the world’ narratives - check out these 8 big greenwashing terms ahead of COP30 👇 📝 by @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @hazelhealy.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...