De Santa Marta a Estados Unidos: por qué una transición justa lejos de los combustibles fósiles debe poner a las comunidades latinas al centro

GreenLatinos advocates for a just transition from fossil fuels that prioritizes the leadership of frontline Latino communities in the US and Latin America. The organization emphasizes that the climate crisis and fossil fuel infrastructure create a linked system of pollution in US neighborhoods and extractive damage in Latin America. Through its Latino Climate Justice Framework (LCJF), GreenLatinos seeks to build international solidarity, integrate global movement strategies into domestic fights for clean air and energy justice, and ensure that the transition includes genuine community decision-making and worker protections.

• A just transition away from fossil fuels is only valid if it avoids repeating extractive practices and ensures that workers and affected communities are not left behind.
• There is a systemic link between the demand for oil and gas in the United States and the resulting displacement, environmental damage, and instability in Latin America.
• Latino communities in the US experience the direct impacts of fossil fuel infrastructure through the proximity of refineries, roads, and factories, leading to asthma, extreme heat, and rising energy costs.
• A genuine just transition requires community participation in decision-making from the beginning, real employment opportunities for workers, and a reduction of emissions at the source rather than relying on solutions that maintain fossil fuel dependency.
• GreenLatinos utilizes its Latino Climate Justice Framework (LCJF) to foster solidarity between US Latino communities and those in Latin America, aiming to elevate Latino leadership in global solutions.

APA

Meisei (2026). De Santa Marta a Estados Unidos: por qué una transición justa lejos de los combustibles fósiles debe poner a las comunidades latinas al centro. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/de-santa-marta-a-estados-unidos-por-que-una-transicion-justa-lejos-de-los-combustibles-fosiles-debe-poner-a-las-comunidades-latinas-al-centro/

Chicago

Meisei. De Santa Marta a Estados Unidos: por qué una transición justa lejos de los combustibles fósiles debe poner a las comunidades latinas al centro. GreenLatinos, 2026. https://www.greenlatinos.org/de-santa-marta-a-estados-unidos-por-que-una-transicion-justa-lejos-de-los-combustibles-fosiles-debe-poner-a-las-comunidades-latinas-al-centro/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{meisei2026santa, author = {Meisei}, title = {{De Santa Marta a Estados Unidos: por qué una transición justa lejos de los combustibles fósiles debe poner a las comunidades latinas al centro}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/de-santa-marta-a-estados-unidos-por-que-una-transicion-justa-lejos-de-los-combustibles-fosiles-debe-poner-a-las-comunidades-latinas-al-centro/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }