The Latest Breaking News from Susana Muhamad

‘We won’t give up, we’ll keep fighting’: activists in Colombia vow to resist far-right push for fossil fuels

As the newly elected president, Abelardo de la Espriella, pledges to exploit oil reserves, environmentalists prepare to defend climate progress

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle

Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?

The Guardian - UK · May 21

‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told

Colombia president Gustavo Petro tells 57-country talks on a green energy transition that fossil fuel interests could destroy humanity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29

In Rome, talks to protect Earth's biodiversity resume with money topping the agenda

An annual United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

'Steep Climb' Ahead As Clock Ticks On Stalled Climate Talks

Pressure mounted on rich nations Wednesday to commit nearly $1 trillion a year in assistance for poorer countries as time runs out to strike a deal at the COP29 climate talks.

International Business Times · Nov 20, 2024

Colombia’s government is eager for post-fossil fuels economy. But costs are a barrier

The main goal of this year's United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan is to establish just how much wealthy nations will contribute to help the developing world cope with climate change and transform their energy systems

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024

Last-ditch Effort To Solve Funding Deadlock At Nature-saving Summit

Negotiators at the world's biggest nature conservation conference knuckled down in Cali, Colombia on Friday for a last-ditch effort to break a deadlock on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.

International Business Times · Nov 1, 2024

Summit To Save Nature Enters Final Day With Disagreement On Funding

The world's biggest nature conservation conference enters its final day in Colombia Friday with negotiators at odds over how best to fund plans to "halt and reverse" species loss.

International Business Times · Nov 1, 2024

Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on funding

The world's biggest nature conservation conference enters its final day in Colombia Friday with negotiators at odds over how best to fund plans to "halt and reverse" species loss.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 1, 2024

COP16 Chair Hails Biodiversity Attaining 'Equal Footing' With Climate Crisis

The world's biggest nature protection conference, under way in Cali, has placed biodiversity loss "on an equal footing" with the climate emergency, the meeting's Colombian president told AFP in an interview Monday.

International Business Times · Oct 28, 2024