First non‑UN climate summit convenes in Colombia, eyes rapid clean‑energy action
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- Category: Europe
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-02 04:11 UTC
- Sources: Politico Europe
Nearly 60 nations gathered on Colombia’s Caribbean coast for the inaugural climate summit outside the United Nations framework. Delegates aim to accelerate concrete steps toward decarbonisation, criticizing the UN process as too slow, and stress that the breakaway meeting tests an alternative model of multilateral cooperation.
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