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The episode features a discussion with Professor Elisa Morgera and Laura Restrepo on climate action and human rights in the context of fossil fuel dependency and renewable energy transition.

Climate Action ShowProduced by Vivien LangfordApril 20th 2026 Professor ELISA MORGERA U.N. SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE LAURA RESTREPO FROM CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK LATIN AMERICASANTA MARTA : Episode 4. In this forth episode about Santa Marta we speak to two real champions of climate action. Professor Elisa Morghera is a dynamic element in the UN system which often gets bogged down. Her report makes it imperative to defossilize our economies. Laura Restrepo is part of a great network of civil society groups all over Latin America trying to preserve rainforest, accelerate the transition to renewable energy and fend off first the fossil fuels and now the un- regulated critical minerals industry.As Laura in Colombia says "This is not about a loss of power. The transition is about a new way of understanding power. For us this is a profound act of courage. Elisa says :"Failure of a State to take appropriate action to protect the climate system from GHG emissions — including through hashtag#FossilFuel production, consumption, the granting of fossil fuel exploration licences or the provision of fossil fuel subsidies — may constitute an…

People in this episode

Host: Vivien Langford

Guests: Elisa Morgera, Laura Restrepo

Topics covered

• climate action
• human rights
• renewable energy
• fossil fuels
• civil society
• Latin America

Keywords

• climate change
• defossilization
• human rights
• fossil fuel subsidies
• renewable energy
• civil society
• Latin America

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Climate Action Network Latin America, U.N.

Books & works: report

Places: Santa Marta, Colombia

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