The Santa Marta Conference: Toward 100% renewable energy?

The World of Wind Energy – The #WWEApodcast | Episode 27

The Santa Marta Conference: A global step toward 100% renewable energy? With Stephan Singer, CAN International, and Stefan Gsänger

Audio: https://www.podcast.de/episode/703426943/the-santa-marta-conference-a-global-step-toward-100-renewable-energy-with-stephan-singer-can-international-and-stefan-gsanger 
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The world faces another fossil fuel crisis, an escalating climate emergency, and slow progress in international climate negotiations. In response, the governments of Colombia and the Netherlands made history by co-hosting the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Held in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24-29 April 2026, the event brought together 57 fossil fuel-producing and consuming countries, alongside civil society, and energy experts, to develop a global roadmap for a just and equitable phase-out of oil, gas, and coal.

Stephan Singer, a senior climate advocate with CAN International (Climate Action Network), has been at the forefront of international climate and energy transformation for over three decades. In this episode, we explore:
* The significance of the Santa Marta Conference and its historic outcomes,
* The agenda, participating countries, and the "coalition of the willing" approach,
* The follow-up process, including plans for a second summit in Tuvalu and Ireland.
Can this conference accelerate the global transition to 100% renewable energy? And what does it mean that over 130 countries were not invited?

 

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