The Centre of Excellence Jean Monnet on Just Fossil Fuel Transition will be present at first international conference on the Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels will be held in Santa Marta, Colombia, from April 24 to 29, the title echoes the outcome of the Global Stocktake at COP28, the first five-year review of the Paris Agreement.
The conference, convened by the governments of Colombia and the Netherlands, complements the Climate COP process, bringing togethermore than 50 governments interested in taking concrete steps and accelerating commitments to transition away from fossil fuels, along with a broad, diverse and inclusive global coalition comprising thousands of organisations and individuals: Indigenous peoples, communities of African descent, social movements, NGOs, civil society, universities, research centres, foundations, Nobel laureates and government bodies.
The conference brings togethersix pathways around the transition away from fossil fuels, initiated thanks to the significant contribution of civil society.
The People’s Summit for a Fossil Free Future, bringing together numerous organizations convened by the Permanent Council for a Just Energy Transition, the Global Campaign for Climate Justice (DCJ), and the Climate Action Network (CAN) (April 24th-26th).
The campaign for the adoption of an international treaty to phase out fossil fuels (Fossil Fuel Treaty) is based on three pillars: just transition, the non-proliferation of new concessions and extractive activities, and a plan for the fair phasing out of existing operations in accordance with the UNFCCC’s principle of ‘Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)’ and international cooperation between the parties. To date, 18 countries from four different continents have signed up to the treaty. An important milestone in the treaty’s dissemination is programme to take place in Santa Marta (from 24 to 30 April).
The first conference on fossil-fuel-free territories, convened by the Amazon World Assembly, Oil Watch, and 50 other organizations (April 24-25).
A pre-conference on the science and policies of the fossil-fuel transition (April 24-25).
The Official High Level government conference will discuss proposals with representatives of the scientific community and civil society to define and, in theory, approve a first roadmap to (April 28-29).
The sixth path consists of parallel events at the University of Magdalena between April 27 and 30, where the paths already initiated will be intertwined and further syntheses among the multitudes of climate justice will be sought.
As the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence on the Just Fossil Fuel Transition (University of Padua), we will participate in the various conference tracks, contributing by combining the geographical approach of just transitions and the activist-research dimension in the co-construction of knowledge and transformative actions.
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On April 29th, we will co-organize the parallel event “Between Amazon and Arctic Place based just fossil fuel transitions away. Panel on: geovisualization of yasunization multitudes” (10:00-12:00 in Auditorio Roque Morelli, Universidad of Magdalena, Santa Marta, 5:00-7:00 PM CET)“.
The event will open and dual (at the University of Magdalena and via Zoom) and in two languages: Spanish and English.
Programme and Registration : VISIT THE PAGE
The first international conference on Transitioning away from fossil fuel is unique moment, a horizontal and inclusive space outside the climate governance framework of the COPs, a voluntary roadmap emerging from COP30 in Belém in which the climate multitude (governments, institutions, academics, civil society organisations, indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant communities) work together to define a path towards phasing out fossil fuels through the promotion of a fair and just transition based on human rights and climate justice principles.
To endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty: https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/endorsements
To know more about the first international conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels: https://transitionawayconference.com/
To know about People’s Summit For a Fossil Free Future: https://fossilfreerising.org/
