"We decided not to resign ourselves to an economy built on the destruction of life. We decided that the transition away from fossil fuels could no longer remain a slogan but must become a concrete, political and collective endeavour."
"When people look back on us from the future, they will not remember only this conference. They will remember whether or not we rose to the challenge of our time."
Nearly 60 countries have been urged to develop national roadmaps to eliminate fossil fuel production and use after a significant climate meeting in Colombia. This initiative aims to transition away from coal, oil, and gas, marking a shift from traditional UN climate negotiations. Key discussions included trade, debt, and the economic impacts of fossil fuels. Notably, major emitters like the US, China, and Russia were absent, leaving a coalition of countries committed to phasing out fossil fuels, representing over half of global GDP and a third of energy consumption.
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