Julia Simon

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Short Wave · "A Very, Very Big Deal." Countries Take On Fossil Fuels · 17 Dec 2025 podcast

So you have some countries pretty consistently blocking text that mentions fossil fuels.

Interesting.

So this is the dynamic at COP.

Is anyone doing anything about it?

Well, remember that guy we met from the top of the episode, Andres Gomez from Colombia?

Yes.

You found him after the fire.

Exactly.

He works for a group that is developing something new.

I met with Andres that morning before the fire, and he told me what was supposed to happen later that day.

I consider this under embargo.

This isn't going to go out until later today.

Famous last words.

I know, right?

Andres was showing me on his phone a list of about 20 countries that plan to announce something called the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, or the Santa Marta Conference for short.

What is the Santa Marta Conference?

Well, like we said before, some of those countries that really want this roadmap away from fossil fuels, they're, again, frustrated with those consensus rules of COP.

Everybody has to agree.

These countries want to take action urgently.

And just like if you're doing a group project, Emily, and there are some people who are really into it and some people who are not so much.

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