Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 8 (EFE), (Camera: R. Soto).- The failure of the Latin American left to embrace the campaign against climate change was a “monumental” error that the progressive forces coming to power in the continent must now address, Colombia’s new president Gustavo Petro has said.
The leftist leader said “inertia” on both ends of the political spectrum had led the region to become dependent on extracting natural resources and fossil fuels.
Petro, Colombia’s first left-wing president, spoke with Efe at the United Nations Cop27 climate summit taking place in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh.
SOUNDBITES OF COLOMBIA'S PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE ON THE OCCASION OF THE COP27 CLIMATE SUMMIT HELD IN SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT.