Overview
- More than 45 countries will meet in Santa Marta from April 24–29 to design step-by-step plans to curb reliance on oil, gas and coal.
- The host bloc includes the EU, Spain, Australia, Canada, Nigeria, Mexico and Brazil, with the United States, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Russia and China not attending.
- A leaked Carbon Brief document shows backers urging pledges to stop new fossil projects, phase out production and consumer subsidies, set national phase-down targets, and restrict fossil-fuel advertising.
- Mexico’s delegation arrives as its government launched a high-level review of hydraulic fracturing on April 15, highlighting tension between its role as an oil producer and its climate stance.
- At least 2,600 civil society groups will press for subsidy removals and transition funding as organizers aim to publish a solutions report for use before COP30.