This year’s U.N. climate summit, COP30, has just ended in Brazil. There were 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists in attendance, a bigger delegation than any other country, other than host Brazil. They managed to strip talk of a permanent transition from fossil fuels from the final agreement.

But they are only delaying the inevitable. Most countries want a permanent end to fossil fuels, and the action to make it happen is happening outside of structures that the fossil fuel industry can't subvert.

Uruguay is another sign that is happening. They used to say near-100% renewable power grids were impossible, but they were wrong. Some will say it still can't happen in big countries with heavy industry, but they'll be proved wrong, too.

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World