Colombia climate conference highlights lack of financing for shift from fossil fuels

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 28, 2026 · 106 words

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What to know about Colombia climate conference highlights lack of financing for shift from fossil fuels

Lack of financing is one of the biggest barriers to moving away from fossil fuels, officials and experts said at a global conference Monday in Colombia aimed at speeding up the shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy.

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Why it matters

The gathering in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta comes as governments face mounting pressure to move beyond climate pledges and begin outlining how to phase out oil, gas and coal, the main drivers of global warming.

Common ground

climate talks have acknowledged the need for a transition, they have produced few concrete mechanisms, leaving countries and regions to grapple with the economic challenges largely on their own.

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Claim 1: “oil, gas and coal, the main drivers of global warming”

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The United Nations explicitly states that fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) are the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for over 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all carbon …
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/causes-effects-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Global warming and climate change are often used interchangeably as synonyms, but scientists prefer to use “climate change” when describing the complex shifts now affecting our planet’s weather and cl…
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/globa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Burning fossil fuels causes what is known as the “. greenhouse effect.Global warming refers to Earth’s rising average temperature, while climate change …
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/global-war…

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Claim 2: “The gathering in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta”

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Three separate web results explicitly identify Santa Marta, Colombia, as the location of the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Santa Marta conference marks the first major multilateral effort outside the UN COP process to build a Global South-led roadmap for a just transition away from fossil fuels amid mounting climate b…
https://progressive.international/wire/2026-05-08-the-confer…

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web search NEUTRAL — The first global conference focused exclusively on transitioning away from fossil fuels was held in Santa Marta, Colombia, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands.
https://www.khanglobalstudies.com/current-affairs/daily-curr…

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web search NEUTRAL — (Courtesy of Caritas Colombia). Colombian and Dutch officials have made clear that the Santa Marta conference is a first step and a first formal attempt at a more nuanced discussion that has been almo…
https://www.ncronline.org/news/end-fossil-fuel-era-catholic-…

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Claim 3: “officials and experts said at a global conference Monday in Colombia aimed at speeding up the shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy”

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Multiple independent sources (The Independent, The Guardian, and a report on Catholic groups) confirm a global conference took place in Colombia on a Monday aimed at speeding up the shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lack of financing is one of the biggest barriers to moving away from fossil fuels, officials and experts said at a global conference Monday in Colombia aimed at speeding up the shift from fossil fuels…
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/colombia-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — As war disrupts global oil supply, more than 50 countries, dubbed a "coalition of the willing," are meeting April 26-29 in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fo…
https://www.ncronline.org/news/end-fossil-fuel-era-catholic-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Red oil barrels stacked up on a beach with a container ship in the background.Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nat…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/28/middle-e…

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Claim 4: “U.N. climate talks have acknowledged the need for a transition”

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While one source mentions the failure of some negotiations, the general consensus across the provided evidence and the context of the Santa Marta conference (which is described as a response to the need for a transition) supports that UN climate talks have acknowledged this necessity, specifically referencing the COP process and the UNFCCC framework.

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web search NEUTRAL — After three decades of failed UN climate negotiations and continued fossil fuel expansion, Colombia convened the first-ever multilateral conference explicitly focused on transitioning away from fossil…
https://progressive.international/wire/2026-05-08-the-confer…

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web search NEUTRAL — The first international Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels concluded on April 29 in Santa Marta, Colombia.
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-countries-commitments-transiti…

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web search NEUTRAL — UN Climate Change Conference - United Arab Emirates Nov/Dec 2023. Parties adopted a decision operationalizing the new loss and damage fund and a number of parties announced pledges for its initial cap…
https://enb.iisd.org/negotiations/un-framework-convention-cl…

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