TAFF conference: Focus on concrete solutions

In April, the first conference on phasing out fossil fuels will be held in Santa Marta on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. The focus will be on practical implementation rather than further negotiations. Between 40 and 80 countries are expected to take part.

06. March 2026
IRENE VELEZ TORRES, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia speaks on panel during the launch of the Belem Declaration at COP30 in Belem, Brazil, on Friday. Coordinated by Colombia and the Netherlands and formally titled the Belem Declaration on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, it was released in response to the COP30 Mutirao draft, the main political decision text of the summit, which omitted fossil fuel transition commitments. The Declaration has been endorsed by 24 countries, while more than 80 oppose including such language, underscoring deep divisions among negotiators.
The conference will be hosted in April by Colombia’s environment minister, Irene Vélez Torres. (IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire)

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Last updated: 06. March 2026