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How Countries Are Trying to Move Away From Fossil fuels

Nearly 60 nations, save the largest polluters, gathered in Colombia this week to discuss the energy transition.

A worker carries a chair at the Estelar Convention Center during preparations ahead of the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, on April 27.Photographer: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images

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By Fabiano Maisonnave and Ishika Mookerjee

April 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM UTC

Climate negotiations are gathering steam as diplomats look toward November’s COP31 summit in Turkey. This week, representatives from almost 60 countries met in Colombia to start hashing out a plan to move away from fossil fuels.

Today’s newsletter looks at how the meeting went and the impact the war in Iran had. Plus, a hedge fund manager focused on the energy transition says he’s made money this year by ignoring US President Donald Trump.

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