<description>&lt;p&gt;At COP28 in December 2023, the world committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels. Yet in the years since, there&amp;rsquo;s been little progress. A meeting in Colombia last month hoped to change that, gathering ministers and climate envoys from 57 countries to try and chart a path to end the use of fossil fuels. This week on Zero, Tzeporah Berman, chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, tells Akshat Rathi what the conference achieved and where it goes next.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explore further:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/"&gt;Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative&lt;/a&gt; website&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/conference"&gt;First Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/colombia-summit-sets-next-steps-for-countries-to-exit-oil-gas-and-coal"&gt;Countries Draw Up Next Steps to Decarbonize at Colombia Fossil-Fuel Summit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-30/climate-negotiators-meet-in-santa-marta-to-discuss-fossil-fuel-transition"&gt;Climate Negotiators Meet in Santa Marta to Discuss Fossil Fuel Transition - Bloomberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zero&lt;/em&gt; is a production of &lt;em&gt;Bloomberg Green&lt;/em&gt;. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Sharon Chen and Laura Millan. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit &lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green"&gt;https://www.bloomberg.com/green&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Zero: The Climate Race

Bloomberg

The countries plotting the end of the fossil-fuel era

MAY 28, 202632 MIN
Zero: The Climate Race

The countries plotting the end of the fossil-fuel era

MAY 28, 202632 MIN

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At COP28 in December 2023, the world committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels. Yet in the years since, there’s been little progress. A meeting in Colombia last month hoped to change that, gathering ministers and climate envoys from 57 countries to try and chart a path to end the use of fossil fuels. This week on Zero, Tzeporah Berman, chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, tells Akshat Rathi what the conference achieved and where it goes next.  Explore further: Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative website First Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels Countries Draw Up Next Steps to Decarbonize at Colombia Fossil-Fuel Summit Climate Negotiators Meet in Santa Marta to Discuss Fossil Fuel Transition - Bloomberg Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Sharon Chen and Laura Millan. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at [email protected]. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.