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Lunch was the Saturday-before-last, the day before COP26 began in Glasgow and just as the G20 were trying – and failing – to reach their own consensus on climate change. The university professor sitting next to me said “It’s not up to us anyway, is it? Only large companies and governments can do anything.” And the debate began…

The government announced the first RFP for the financing of environmental projects.

Local authorities of Puerto Boyaca denounced possible environmental liabilities in the fields that Mansarovar delivered to Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC). The NOC made a statement on this issue.

Drummond Company Inc. has announced its first Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO).

The Faculty of Economics of the Universidad del Rosario announced a tool to monitor open-pit mining.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) has considerably reduced carbon dioxide emissions thanks to the produced-water treatment plant (PTAP) in Meta.

Drummond announced the installation of new stations to monitor air quality.

The Attorney General’s Office confirmed that Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) assumed responsibility for the environmental impact of the Lizama oil spill in 2018.

The Vice Minister of Environment, Francisco Cruz, spoke about the awarding of environmental licenses.

After a long absence, A Reader returns with a warning on sophistry and controlling the messaging in the climate debates. The economic consequences of an overreaction could be dramatic.