{"id":1610,"date":"2021-11-22T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energiesnet.com\/espanol\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2021-11-25T10:22:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T10:22:02","slug":"petro-first-decision-as-president-would-be-to-stop-awarding-oil-contracts-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energiesnet.com\/espanol\/petro-first-decision-as-president-would-be-to-stop-awarding-oil-contracts-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Petro first decision as president would be to stop awarding oil contracts in Colombia<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Joaquin Sarmiento\/AFP

Colombia front-runner candidate Gustavo Petro gives interview to El Tiempo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Gustavo Petro would end new oil exploration
– Petro says he\u2019d lead Colombia away from \u201cextractivist\u201d economy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Andrea Navarro \/ Bloomberg News 

BOGOTA
Petroleumworld 11 22 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colombian front-runner Gustavo Petro said his first decision as president would be to stop awarding oil exploration contracts, according to an interview with El Tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petro, a left-wing candidate in next year\u2019s presidential race, said he\u2019d move Colombia away from an \u201cextractivist\u201d economy based on fossil fuels, allowing the country to attract investors who understand the importance of focusing on climate change as a national security matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petro, 61, made the same pledge during his last run for the presidency in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colombia needs to leave 80% of its carbon reserves untouched if it wants to fulfill the global pledge to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, Petro said. He also said he\u2019d raise taxes on some agricultural imports to \u201cdefend\u201d the national economy and to generate millions of jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf there\u2019s no one who\u2019ll buy Colombian carbon or oil, we need to react quick,\u201d Petro said. Oil company Ecopetrol SA \u201ccan convert toward solar and wind energy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Ivan Duque\u2019s Democratic Center party will announce on Monday the result of a ballot to choose its candidate for the May 2022 presidential vote.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Andrea Navarro from Bloomberg News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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