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60 Nations Meet at Santa Marta Summit, US, China Skip

4/30/2026

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Center

Santa Marta Summit Charts Exit

The Santa Marta summit marks the first global gathering dedicated solely to planning a phase-out of oil, gas and coal.
Around 60 governments met in Santa Marta, Colombia, for a two-day conference to discuss practical steps for exiting fossil fuels.
The United States and China, the world’s largest fossil-fuel producers, did not attend.
Netherlands climate minister Stientje van Veldhoven said talks will share tools, not set new targets.

Left

Petro Warns Capitalism

Colombia President Gustavo Petro called capitalism suicidal and warned it could lead to fascism.
Delegates at the Santa Marta conference debated whether future agreements should be legally binding or remain non-binding.
France set a roadmap to end coal by 2027, oil by 2045, gas by 2050.
Africa's debt doubled to over $1 trillion, prompting activists to demand forgiveness and $1.5 trillion subsidy shift.

Blindspot

Blindspot

Center coverage highlighted the non-attendance of the United States and China, the world’s largest fossil-fuel producers, a detail not mentioned in the Left summary.
Center coverage also emphasized scientists’ warning that current pledges would cut emissions only 12 % by 2035, a material angle absent from the Left coverage.

History

Historical Context

After the 1997 Kyoto Protocol set the first binding targets—e.g., the EU pledged a 55 % cut by 2020 while the United States signed but never ratified—it became a pattern of major emitters opting out. The 2024 Santa Marta summit in Colombia repeats this split, with the United States and China absent as France, the Netherlands and President Gustavo Petro push a fossil-fuel phase-out.

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Santa Marta Summit Charts Exit

The Santa Marta summit marks the first global gathering dedicated solely to planning a phase-out of oil, gas and coal.
Around 60 governments met in Santa Marta, Colombia, for a two-day conference to discuss practical steps for exiting fossil fuels.
The United States and China, the world’s largest fossil-fuel producers, did not attend.
Netherlands climate minister Stientje van Veldhoven said talks will share tools, not set new targets.

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