Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’ The last major UN climate conference (COP30 in Brazil) broke up without a breakthrough agreement on phasing out coal, oil and gas – but there were many positive developments, including commitments to boost financing for climate action, provide money for adaptation and fight climate disinformation. The issue of the transition to a low-carbon global economy proved much thornier (as it has at all COPs) and many countries and civil society groups expressed their frustration at the lack of consensus on the issue. That frustration has been channelled into the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF) event, in Santa Marta, Colombia, which ends on Wednesday. Described as a “coalition of the willing,” TAFF is believed to be the first international diplomatic meeting explicitly focused on the practicalities of moving beyond finite carbon-emitting fuels towards renewable energy sources.…