Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro rejected the controversial final declaration of COP30 in Brazil for omitting the use of fossil fuels. Credit: Joel González / Presidency of Colombia.At the close of the COP30 climate summit, held in Belém (Brazil), Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered a forc
Colombia announced the first conference for the elimination of fossil fuels on the sidelines of the UN, at the end of a disappointing COP30. Credit: Ministry of Environment of Colombia. During COP30 held in Belém, Brazil, Colombia announced that it will host the First International Conference on the
Unergy’s mini-solar faros are reshaping Colombia’s path toward decentralized, affordable clean energy. Credit: Colombia Presidency Colombia is entering a make-or-break moment in its pursuit of a cleaner, more resilient energy system. As the country confronts the overlapping pressures of climate chan
Rafflesia species, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Credit: Maizal / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A team of international researchers has captured a rare sighting of Rafflesia hasseltii, a mysterious flower known for its massive size and short blooming period. The plant, which is almost never seen in the
Scientists discovered a 13-million-year-old turtle fossil in the Tatacoa Desert in Colombia. The species was named Shakiremys colombiana. Credit: Adrian Afonso, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrAn unprecedented discovery in Colombian paleontology has just been revealed in the Tatacoa desert, in the departmen
Colombia falls nine places in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), highlighting the difficulties of the energy transition. Credit: Bogota City Hall.In recent years, Colombia has seen a clear setback in its overall performance in addressing climate change, despite government announcem
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has already reached its first agreements, with the most important ones awaiting certification this week. Credit: Palacio do Planalto, CC BY-ND 4.0 / Flickr.The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), held for the first time in the heart of the Amazon, has already shown concre
At COP30, Colombia’s Minister of the Environment announced that the entire Amazon region would be declared free of mining and oil extraction. Credit: Dallas Krentzel / CC BY 2.0Colombia declared the entirety of its Amazon biome as a renewable natural resources reserve zone, formally prohibiting new
Map of major power plants and energy infrastructure in Colombia. Image via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).Colombia just made significant progress on its energy system. In the first quarter of 2025, 17 new projects entered th
Amazon River, Sentinel-2 satellite image. Photo by European Space Agency, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).Fiber optic Colombia infrastructure is entering a new era as the Amazon River becomes a digital superhighway, conne
Twelve countries sign an agreement to combat climate misinformation within the framework of COP30, in a criticism of denialist claims. Credit: Kiara Worth, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 / UN Climate Change.As part of COP30 — held from Nov. 10 to 21, 2025, in the Amazonian city of Belem, Brazil — 12 countries sign
In an article in Time magazine, Colombia’s Petro criticized President Trump’s policy of “peace through strength” as a method of deterrence. Credit: Juan Diego Cano / Presidency of Colombia.In a recently published article in TIME magazine, the President of Colombia Gustavo Petro argues that the forei
Celsia SOLAR Yumbo solar energy plant in Colombia. Photo by Celsia, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).Colombia just reached a milestone that few Latin American nations have achieved; the country invested more than US$9 bill
Iceland said the collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current a national security risk and an “existential threat, could cause modern ice age. Credit: United Nations Photo – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr.Iceland has declared the possible collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current a national security risk
Fourty years after the Armero tragedy, Colombia reopens the search for missing children, using the ICBF’s historic ‘Red Book’ to bring hope and closure to families still waiting for answers. More than 500 minors are still missing. Credit: Public DomainIt has been four decades since one of the most d
After three decades of research, Colombia presents “Umbral,” a heat-resistant coffee variety that promises to revolutionize production. Credit: @FedeCafeteros / X.com.After three decades of research, Colombia has unveiled “Umbral,” a heat-resistant coffee variety. At the annual Colombian Coffee Summ
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, admitted at COP30 in Brazil that the planet has failed to limit global warming, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Credit: Antonio Scorza / COP30.On the eve of COP30, which will be held in Brazil, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres deli
Colombia’s Petro called President Trump “disrespectful” for not attending COP30, the summit against climate change. Credit: Joel González / Presidency of Colombia.During the meeting of heads of state preceding the formal opening of climate conference COP30 — to be held today and tomorrow in Brazil—
The City of Bogota was awarded the Earthshot Prize for “Clean Our Air” on Thursday, honored by Prince William. Credit: Victor Cohen/ColombiaOne.The City of Bogota was awarded the Earthshot Prize for “Clean Our Air” on Thursday, honored by Prince of Wales William for a sweeping program of policies th
A crack in the Earth’s crust seen from the airplane. Credit: rabiem22 / Flickr / CC BY 2.0In a breakthrough study, researchers have identified a rare geological phenomenon under the Pacific Ocean — one of Earth’s tectonic plates is breaking apart beneath another. This slow, deep process is reshaping
Orcas in Portuguese waters. Credit: Shawn McCready / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0In a rare and unsettling moment caught on video, orcas were filmed in the Gulf of California methodically hunting great white sharks and removing only their livers. Marine experts say the footage, recorded in 2020 and 2022, pr
In Colombia, the third Andean condor chick was recently born through incubation, marking a success in the preservation of this iconic species. Credit: Government of Cundinamarca.At the wildlife conservation complex in Bioparque La Reserva, located in the Cundinamarca region — whose capital is Bogota
Cable aereo, Manizales, Colombia. Credit: Sebastian Jimenez – Wikimedia Commons / CC2.0Colombian city Manizales has always had its head in the clouds, and not just because of the misty mountains that surround it. More than a century ago, the city made history with the Manizales–Mariquita cable line,
A surreal fusion of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz and the Martian landscape created using AI image generation tools. Credit: JhoanBaron / Colombia OneColombia has always been full of surprises, but few would expect one of them to be hiding high up in the Andes, looking suspiciously like something strai
