Colombian President Gustavo Petro made energy transition one of his 2022 presidential campaign’s flagship policies. He pledged to replace fossil fuels with renewables and turn Ecopetrol, the fourth largest oil company in Latin America, into the region’s most influential green-energy firm.
In this podcast episode, our Research Director Paz Gómez discusses her investigation on the reliability and state of Colombia's energy transition plan. She explains why, in the meantime, the lack of legal certainty has made his policy typical of populist pledges from Latin American caudillos.
Read the investigation here: https://impunityobserver.com/2024/04/15/colombias-greenwashing-venezuelan-regime-steps-in-with-fossil-fuels/
