How frustration at Cop stalemates has inspired first global talks to ditch fossil fuels

A ‘coalition of the willing’ is convening in Colombia to try to bypass the petrostate blockages of Cop climate summits The world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, takes place in Santa Marta from 24 to 29 April. A “coalition of the willing” – including 54 countries and various subnational governments, civil society groups and academics – will try to chart a new path to powering the world with low-carbon energy. Continue reading...

By Fiona Harvey and Jonathan Watts