From Belém to Bonn: Why International Climate Spaces Matter for Latino Communities

GreenLatinos asserts that international climate spaces, such as UN COPs and specialized conferences, are critical for shaping policies and funding that affect Latino communities. The organization highlights the importance of the Belém–Antalya Mechanism and the Santa Marta Fossil Fuel Phaseout Conference in building momentum for a just transition and fossil fuel phaseout, while criticizing the lack of U.S. federal leadership under the Trump Administration.

• The United States is currently failing in its international climate leadership under the Trump Administration, characterized by a renewed withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, reduced support for climate finance and environmental justice, and continued expansion of fossil fuel production.
• COP30 in Belém, Brazil, led to the creation of the Belém–Antalya Mechanism (BAM), which is intended to coordinate climate ambition, adaptation, finance, and fossil fuel phaseout pathways leading up to COP31 in Turkey.
• The Santa Marta Fossil Fuel Phaseout Conference in Colombia, involving over 50 countries, focused on establishing a legally binding Fossil Fuel Treaty and a rights-based just transition, while rejecting carbon markets and geoengineering as false solutions.
• The Bonn Climate Change Conference in Germany serves as a venue for negotiating draft language for COP31, with civil society advocating for stronger fossil fuel phaseout language and protections against industry influence, supported by a recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion linking climate change to human rights.

APA

Burga, I. (2026). From Belém to Bonn: Why International Climate Spaces Matter for Latino Communities. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/from-belem-to-bonn-why-international-climate-spaces-matter-for-latino-communities/

Chicago

Burga, Irene. From Belém to Bonn: Why International Climate Spaces Matter for Latino Communities. GreenLatinos, 2026. https://www.greenlatinos.org/from-belem-to-bonn-why-international-climate-spaces-matter-for-latino-communities/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{burga2026from, author = {Burga, Irene}, title = {{From Belém to Bonn: Why International Climate Spaces Matter for Latino Communities}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/from-belem-to-bonn-why-international-climate-spaces-matter-for-latino-communities/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }