Since signing the Paris Agreement in 2015, Australia’s fossil gas exports have doubled, and coal exports have increased significantly.

Large exporters of fossil fuels, like Australia, avoid scrutiny of their inaction on climate by emphasising domestic emissions and avoiding discussion on fossil fuel production.

The Santa Marta Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels offers an opportunity to focus on fossil fuels and how countries like Australia can phase them out.

This report covers four simple steps:

• Ban new gas and coal projects
• Establish a timeline for a fossil fuel phase-out
• Eliminate fossil fuel subsidies
• Increase taxes on fossil fuel production.