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Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney

‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels

Colombia's Environment Minister Irene Velez (l) and Netherlands' Climate and Green Growth Minister Stientje van Veldhoven. Raul Arboleda/Getty

Almost 60 countries, representing about a third of the global economy, met in the Colombian port city of Santa Marta last week for the first international summit on the transition away from fossil fuels.

It was hailed as a bold step to shift global dependence on hydrocarbons into an era of clean energy. The group of 57 countries, including Australia, Canada, Norway and Brazil, launched a new international process to coordinate the global phase out of coal, oil and gas. This historic shift brings us closer to the end of fossil fuels.

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