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Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future welcomes the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the landmark resolution recognizing the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. With 141 Member States voting in favour, the international community has sent a powerful message: the climate […]

Santa Marta, Colombia | 27 April 2026 Parliamentarians from more than 35 countries today called for an urgent acceleration of the transition away from fossil fuels, stressing that global ambition must now be translated into concrete laws, public budgets, and long-term national frameworks. As the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels continues

Our Asia-focused work also expanded through the Don’t Gas Asia campaign and the webinar “Beyond the Green Facade,” challenging false solutions that delay real climate action. As we begin 2026, we want to take a moment to reflect on the powerful progress our network made in 2025—and to look ahead to the work that still

Three decades after the first Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change, the COP30 presidency, led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has finally proposed the inclusion of a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels in the negotiations. This is an important and long-awaited step: it acknowledges that it is not enough to talk

Over the past year, an unprecedented parliamentary initiative has taken shape across the Amazon region. Lawmakers from seven countries —Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Canada— came together to launch a global inquiry into the impacts of fossil fuel exploitation in the Amazon biome and the pathways toward a just and equitable energy transition.

By Wong Chen* Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our world at a staggering pace. From healthcare diagnostics to climate modeling, AI offers transformative potential for humanity. But behind the dazzling promise lies a growing energy dilemma that we can no longer afford to ignore: the insatiable electricity demand of data centers powering AI technologies. As a

On August 21, 2025, the Colombian Congress hosted the third and final public hearing of the parliamentary inquiry into fossil fuels in the Amazon, led by the Amazon Committee of Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future.The session gathered lawmakers from seven countries, alongside Indigenous leaders —including the National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon

Mr. Gustavo PetroPresident of the Republic of ColombiaHost of the 2025 ACTO Meeting Dear Mr. President, As the host of the upcoming meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), you hold a unique opportunity—and an undeniable responsibility—to guide the region toward decisive, concrete, and ambitious commitments to protect the Amazon. This summit takes place