EU and Colombia: Climate partnership beyond aid and trade

In the international climate negotiations, the EU and Colombia are seen as good friends. In this policy brief, we discuss the reasons why the EU cooperates on climate change with fossil-rich and post- conflict Colombia.

We pose the question of whether this cooperation stretches beyond diplomatic cooperation in the context of climate negotiations.

To what extent do EU trade and aid policies and the EU’s climate agenda contribute to a coherent partnership with Colombia?