High-level talks begin on moving away from fossil fuels at Colombia conference
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Stientje van Veldhoven, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Netherlands, right, embraces Colombia's Environmental Minister Irene Vlez Torres during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Activists participate in a pro-oil demonstration and against President Gustavo Petro, of Colombia, outside of a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Attendees listen during a plenary session at a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Yuvelis Morales Blanco, a 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize winner, speaks during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Security personnel work outside of a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)President Gustavo Petro, of Colombia, speaks as Colombia's Environment Minister Irene Vlez Torres, right, listens, during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)President Gustavo Petro, of Colombia, speaks during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Members of the Indigenous Arhuaco community perform during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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Stientje van Veldhoven, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Netherlands, right, embraces Colombia's Environmental Minister Irene Vlez Torres during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)