Julia Simon
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So globally, there are still lots of subsidies for the oil, gas and coal industries.
One thing that organizers tell me that they'll probably be discussing is how to redirect that money away from oil, gas and coal towards helping countries pay for things like more renewable energy and batteries.
Also, there are tens of millions of people who work in the fossil fuel industries.
People who work in coal mines and people who work on drilling rigs.
These organizers say countries are going to have to find a way to get these people new jobs in an equitable and fair way.
Well, that's the goal, right, is to make the transition away from fossil fuels really happen.
Sophie Hermans is Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Netherlands.
The Netherlands is co-hosting this new conference with the Colombian government.
And the minister says the Santa Marta conference is complementary to what they promised in Paris.
But Emily, there is one other thing that they plan to discuss in Santa Marta in the spring.
And that is something called the fossil fuel treaty.
Ooh, what is the Fossil Fuel Treaty?
It is an initiative to make a legally binding treaty for a just transition to phase out fossil fuels.
So 18 countries are already signed on, including Colombia, Cambodia, also a number of small island nations like Tuvalu, Vanuatu,
A number of big cities, Chicago, London, Kolkata.
And this is the group that Andres works for.
Nikki Reich, the lawyer we spoke to, advises them in her role at the Center for International Environmental Law.
The hope is that in Santa Marta, they will get the ball rolling for another conference to begin this treaty writing process.
The ultimate goal being to make this legally binding document that would commit countries to transition away from fossil fuels.
This is Jessica Green, political science professor at University of Toronto.
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