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Irene Veléz Torres: How Colombia’s Environment Minister plans to drive the global transition away from fossil fuels

Colombia’s Environment Minister aims to send a strong global message by hosting the first global conference on phasing out fossil fuels. She notes that the current crisis also presents an opportunity to do so, but emphasizes that the Global South in particular needs support in making the energy transition.

Lisa Kuner
21. April 2026
Colombia's Environment Minister Irene Veléz Torres at COP30 in Brazil. (picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Fernando Llano)

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Last updated: 21. April 2026

Colombia
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COP30
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