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

The first global Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands in Santa Marta from April 24-29, 2026, gathers 54 countries (a 'coalition of the willing') to chart a low-carbon energy transition path, motivated by frustration over UN Cop summit stalemates caused by petrostate blockages. The conference will focus on reducing economic dependence on fossil fuels, securing finance and debt relief for developing nations, and drafting national transition roadmaps, though major emitters like China, the U.S., and Russia are absent.