Colombia Is Missing Its Opportunity on Clean Energy
President Gustavo Petro's shunning of fossil fuels is not helping improve the country’s environmental status.
In one of his first international speeches after taking office, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro caught the attention of environmentalists and climate scientists alike by suggesting that oil is as bad for humanity as cocaine. During his campaign, Petro had already vowed to end Colombia’s dependence on oil and gas and pledged to put climate change and the energy transition at the top of his agenda. In practice, in its first 10 months his administration seems only to be waging war against the fossil fuel industry. At the same time, the Petro government has yet to unveil an...
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