""You are the light in a tunnel of darkness," climate scientist Johan Rockstrom told delegates at the First Conference On Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels this week in Santa Marta, Colombia."
""The damage is done," added Birol, whose agency The New York Times has described as 'enormously influential' on the long-term plans of energy companies and investors around the world."
""It seems that many of us are seeing at the same time that fossil fuels cannot provide energy security, because fossil fuels are subject to scarcity, and scarcity can be manipulated," she said in an interview with Covering Climate Now."
The First Conference On Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, saw 57 countries representing a third of the global economy convene to discuss moving away from fossil fuels. This event attracted significant media attention, with 146 journalists from 61 outlets attending. The head of the International Energy Agency stated that the war in Iran has irreparably damaged fossil fuel markets, pushing countries towards renewable energy. Colombian Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres emphasized the insecurity of fossil fuels due to their scarcity and manipulation.
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