Tax Justice Network Africa, in collaboration with Recourse, Global Oil and Gas Network, Power Shift Africa, Oxfam, and the African Centre for Governance will convene a webinar on 14 May 2026 titled “Advancing Africa’s Position on Fossil Fuel Phaseout, Tax Justice, and Just Transition Financing Post Santa Marta.”
The session will bring together African civil society actors, policymakers, researchers, and climate justice advocates to reflect on the outcomes of the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels held in Santa Marta, Colombia.
The webinar follows growing global discussions on fossil fuel phaseout and seeks to examine what the outcomes of the Santa Marta Conference mean for Africa’s economies, climate priorities, and just transition agenda.
The session will explore how African countries can position themselves within emerging global fossil fuel governance frameworks while addressing challenges linked to debt burdens, climate finance, fossil fuel subsidies, and extractive economic systems.
Webinar details
📅 Date: Thursday, 14 May 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 pm EAT | 3:00 pm CAT
📍 Register: https://tjna.me/4fgO5uV
The webinar will unpack the key political, financial, and policy outcomes from the Santa Marta Conference and assess their implications for African countries, particularly around taxation, subsidy reform, climate finance, and domestic resource mobilisation for a just transition.
Discussions will also examine whether the Santa Marta Conference succeeded in centring fossil fuel phaseout conversations in ways previous COP negotiations have struggled to achieve, while highlighting Africa’s priorities and perspectives within global transition debates.
Speakers will further reflect on the tensions between fossil fuel expansion narratives and commitments toward a just transition in Africa, including concerns around equity, development priorities, and the risk of African countries being left behind in the global transition process.
By contributing to this discussion, TJNA aims to strengthen African perspectives on the intersection between fossil fuel phaseout, economic justice, and financing for just transitions, while supporting advocacy toward equitable and sustainable climate governance frameworks ahead of future global climate negotiations.
For more information about the session, please contact Gloria Majiga at gmajiga[@]taxjusticeafrica.net.
