April 16 - Pre-Conference Press Briefing
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. COT// 10:00 a.m. EDT // 15:00 BST// 16:00 CET
Media advisory: ENGLISH// ESPAÑOL// PORTUGUÊS
Link to register: Link here
Panelists:
Luz Dary Carmona Moreno, Vice Minister for Environmental Land Use Planning, Colombian Ministry of Environment. She joins to share the government perspective and what is needed from state representatives to advance the fossil fuel phase.
Oswaldo Muca, General Coordinator of The National Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC). As Colombia’s leading Indigenous organization, OPIAC speaks for all Indigenous representatives attending the summit.
Dr. Marcel Llavero Pasquina, Researcher, University of Barcelona, Spain. His prolific research examines how the oil and gas sector shapes environmental conflicts and delays the fossil fuel phase out.
Paola Yanguas Parra, Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Paola focuses on the managed phase-out of oil and gas production in line with the Paris Agreement, with an emphasis on fossil fuel producers.
Toya Manchineri, General Coordinator of the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB). Toya is an Indigenous leader from the Manchineri people of Acre, Brazil.