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Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’

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Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’
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Countries attending a first-of-its-kind fossil-fuel summit have been asked to consider “action recommendations” such as “halting all new fossil-fuel expansion” and “reject[ing] gas as a bridging fuel”, according to a preliminary scientific report seen by Carbon Brief.



Around 50 nations will gather in Santa Marta, Colombia from 24-29 April to debate ways to “transition away” from fossil fuels, in the face of worsening climate change and sky-high oil prices.



The talks come after a large grou

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