Climate Politics
Trump’s Return Forces Colombia to Rethink $40 Billion Green Plan
The country was unable to secure US funds before former President Joe Biden left office and is now turning elsewhere for support.
Susana Muhamad, Colombia's environment minister, speaks during the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, on Oct. 29, 2024.
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Colombia has been forced back to the drawing board on its $40 billion climate investment plan since President Donald Trump returned to the White House earlier this month.
Susana Muhamad, Colombia’s environment minister, had been frantically courting officials in Washington to secure initial funding to help transition the South American nation’s economy away from fossil fuels toward green investments.