France unveils roadmap to phase out coal, oil and gas

13 articles · Updated · InsideClimate News · May 1

At the Santa Marta conference in Colombia, France set targets of ending coal by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas by 2050, while electrifying heating and transport.
More than 50 countries representing about one-third of global economic activity began transition plans and broadly agreed to align trade and finance policies with decarbonisation goals.
The meeting, launched by Colombia and the Netherlands after COP30, framed fossil fuels as drivers of conflict, instability and climate damage, with a follow-up conference planned in Tuvalu in 2027.

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