‘Committee of doers’ stare down climate root cause

As the worst oil shock in history throttles economies worldwide, more than 50 countries are meeting to thrash out an orderly path away from fossil fuels. A treaty to formalise a phase-out, fossil fuel subsidies and transition finance for developing nations are agenda items for the multi-day event in the port city of Santa Marta. Promises to develop country-specific road maps away from climate-polluting fossil fuels and bolstered multilateral alliances could eventuate from the conference co-hosted by Colombia and The Netherlands. Founding member of The Elders and former Ireland president Mary Robinson says the summit is occurring just as the…