Colombia announces halt on new oil and gas exploration at Davos

The minister for mines, Irene Vélez, told world leaders the country will shift away from fossil fuels to begin a greener chapter

Colombia’s leftwing government has announced that it will not approve any new oil and gas exploration projects as it seeks to shift away from fossil fuels and toward a new sustainable economy.

Irene Vélez, the minister for mines told world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the time had come for the Andean nation to move away from its reliance on oil and gas and begin a new, greener chapter in the country’s history.