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With early tests suggesting the presence of crude oil, the Caribbean island has begun to debate whether it could justify becoming a producer

In the country’s north, mining has ravaged Indigenous lands and lives for decades. Is history repeating itself as renewable energy schemes arrive on their doorstep?

Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy future

Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits

At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutions

‘Coalition of the willing’ gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh path

Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

Report by Common Wealth argues rest of the world should pay for country’s transition as reparative climate finance

Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale

Home to one of the largest deposits of freshwater on the planet, the Great Lakes region will soon host next-generation tidal-powered generators – just as prices are being hiked across the US

With Trump blocking Venezuelan oil imports and old power plants breaking down, the island – with Chinese help – is turning to solar and wind to bolster its fragile energy system

Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe

Outcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition – or strengthen US military power and oil interests

‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say

The US capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday left many people wondering why? Donald Trump hinted at an answer when he claimed the Venezuelan regime had stolen US oil rights and that American oil...