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Fossil-Fuel Phaseout Roadmaps
Coverage from The Conversation, Climate Change News, and others
The Santa Marta process brings governments, scientists, civil society, and financial experts together to develop practical roadmaps for moving away from coal, oil, and gas.
Convened by Colombia and the Netherlands outside the formal UN climate negotiations, the discussions address national targets, fossil-fuel subsidies, exported emissions, transition finance, worker protections, and the role of renewables, batteries, electric vehicles, and other technologies. The process also connects to Brazil’s roadmap work and the SPGET advisory panel, linking diplomacy with implementation. A central question is how to turn broad phaseout goals into credible, adequately financed, and socially inclusive policies.
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In Santa Marta, Colombia, 53 countries and the European Union launch a minilateral process to transition away from fossil fuels, with outputs intended to feed into COP31.
4/23/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Fifty-seven countries launched a fossil fuel phaseout summit in Santa Marta, Colombia, with next steps linked to UN climate talks in Turkey in November.
5/6/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Governments in Colombia plan a late-April conference to advance Fossil Free Zones that permanently prohibit fossil fuel extraction in high-integrity ecosystems.
4/15/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
On April 29 in Santa Marta, Colombia, an intergovernmental summit for fossil fuel phase-down ended without binding commitments and set working groups and a 2027 follow-up.
5/6/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
SPGET, chaired by Ottmar Edenhofer, Gilberto Jannuzzi, and Vera Songwe, will publish fossil fuel phaseout roadmap reports starting with an expected COP31 release in Türkiye.
7/2/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Colombia and the Netherlands presented Santa Marta fossil-fuel transition takeaways in London after a 21 June election runoff, amid uncertainty over Colombia's next stance for COP31 in Turkey.
6/26/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Colombia hosted a first fossil fuel transition conference in Santa Marta on Wednesday to align nearly 60 countries on national decarbonization roadmaps.
5/2/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Colombia and the Netherlands hosted a Santa Marta conference in 2024 to coordinate concrete policies and plans to phase out oil, gas, and coal.
4/29/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Interesting
OCB supports COP30 in Belém with a cooperative Green Program that targets low-carbon agriculture, renewable energy expansion, and municipal disaster resilience actions.
5/1/2026 • Adaptation & Resilience • General
Nearly 60 countries meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, discussed science-led roadmaps, legal frameworks, and producer accountability to phase out fossil fuels, with next steps planned for Tuvalu in 2027.
5/1/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Colombia’s Petro administration expanded non-hydro renewables by 2025 while fracking and fossil subsidy reforms stalled amid political and legal constraints.
6/10/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Flávia Bellaguarda said Brazil’s COP30-driven fossil fuel transition roadmap guidance is being revised before CNPE review and later stakeholder consultations.
6/15/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Nearly 60 governments met in Santa Marta, Colombia in the past week to create fossil-fuel phaseout roadmaps amid oil price spikes tied to US-Iran tensions.
5/4/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Johan Rockström and 57 countries met in Santa Marta, Colombia, to draft fossil fuel phaseout roadmaps and renewables scaling plans ahead of follow-up talks in Tuvalu.
5/1/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
In April 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia, a 57-government meeting called for financed, sequenced governance of coal oil gas phaseout to support Africa's energy transition.
5/25/2026 • Economy, Business & Innovation • General
Fifty-seven countries meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia plan fossil fuel phase down roadmaps addressing subsidies and renewable finance, with a follow-up in Tuvalu.
5/1/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
FIDH urges fossil fuel phaseout through Santa Marta and COP31 roadmap negotiations during 2026, grounded in a 2025 International Court of Justice advisory opinion and human rights obligations.
3/30/2026 • People & Justice • General
Countries meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24-29 April advanced national fossil-fuel roadmaps and science advice to halt new expansion, feeding into COP30 and COP31 preparations.
5/1/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
SPGET plans an inaugural report at COP31 in Türkiye after organizing monthly workstreams on fossil fuel phaseout roadmaps starting from Santa Marta, Colombia.
7/3/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Nearly 60 countries met in Santa Marta, Colombia to plan how to end fossil fuel production, emphasizing supply-side governance, finance constraints, and legal barriers such as ISDS.
5/1/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Nearly 60 countries met in Santa Marta, Colombia to discuss regional plans for phasing out fossil fuels outside the UNFCCC COP process, amid major-country non-participation and limited enforceable outcomes.
4/30/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Colombia and the Netherlands will convene a Santa Marta conference on 28-29 April to advance a fossil-fuel phaseout and financing mechanisms after stalled UNFCCC outcomes.
4/17/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
In Santa Marta, Colombia, 57 countries planned voluntary fossil-fuel reduction roadmaps after COP30 while new research warned of severe coastal Louisiana exposure.
5/13/2026 • Adaptation & Resilience • General
Additional
In Santa Marta, Colombia, nearly 60 countries in 2027-focused talks agreed on national fossil fuel phaseout roadmaps alongside updates on offshore wind and Amsterdam advertising rules.
5/8/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
More than 50 nations met in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 April to advance fossil fuel phaseout planning, including a launched Science Panel and a 12-action policy report.
4/30/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
In Santa Marta, Colombia, a 56-country conference ended without binding deals, aiming for future coordination on fossil fuel phaseout while emphasizing financing barriers and labor transition planning.
4/30/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Colombia and the Netherlands advance the Santa Marta fossil-fuel transition process as a post-election shift in Colombia risks weakening phaseout commitments ahead of COP31 in Turkey.
6/26/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
At Bonn mid-year climate talks, Brazil COP30 Presidency officials sought government and civil society input on a fossil-fuel transition roadmap for UNFCCC negotiations.
6/12/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General