{"id":1885572,"date":"2026-04-15T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885572"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:00:29","slug":"a-ray-of-hope-eu-governments-gathering-to-plan-way-out-of-fossil-fuel-reliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885572","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A ray of hope\u2019: EU governments gathering to plan way out of fossil fuel reliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/15\/72\/1200x675_cmsv2_ec9539b4-e447-54a1-a250-b3f078617dd0-9721572.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2886591-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2886591\" data-cid=\"9723790\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886591-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/37\/90\/189x106_cmsv2_a93b55c7-b2af-571d-b48a-b11690498e13-9723790.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Smoke billows heavily from the Viva Energy refinery fire in Geelong, Victoria, where firefighters poured large quantities of water on the blaze overnight into Thursday 16 Apr\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Australia: Refinery fire raises fuel supply concerns amid Iran war\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886586-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2886586\" data-cid=\"9723760\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886586-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/37\/60\/189x106_cmsv2_c8fa0ae1-4951-57ae-9677-1b3adeadec87-9723760.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cars burn after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday,\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Ukraine: Deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro leave 12 dead\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886484-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2886484\" data-cid=\"9723264\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886484-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/32\/64\/189x106_cmsv2_d71855a8-91d7-59d6-80c4-bc0742532bfe-9723264.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Germany Ukraine Drones\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    EU.XL<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Drone tech evolves every 3-6 months, leaving Europe buying old systems\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885224-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2885224\" data-cid=\"9717524\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885224-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/75\/24\/189x106_cmsv2_5e6e1618-d6b6-5c36-8733-f68da164e518-9717524.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Europe Today\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe Today<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \"><span class=\"c-article-title__prefix--red\">Live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    Magyar vows rapid power transfer, targets state-controlled media\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886591-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2886591\" data-cid=\"9723790\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886591-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/37\/90\/189x106_cmsv2_a93b55c7-b2af-571d-b48a-b11690498e13-9723790.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Smoke billows heavily from the Viva Energy refinery fire in Geelong, Victoria, where firefighters poured large quantities of water on the blaze overnight into Thursday 16 Apr\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Australia: Refinery fire raises fuel supply concerns amid Iran war\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886586-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2886586\" data-cid=\"9723760\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886586-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/37\/60\/189x106_cmsv2_c8fa0ae1-4951-57ae-9677-1b3adeadec87-9723760.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cars burn after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday,\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Ukraine: Deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro leave 12 dead\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886484-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2886484\" data-cid=\"9723264\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886484-label-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/32\/64\/189x106_cmsv2_d71855a8-91d7-59d6-80c4-bc0742532bfe-9723264.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Germany Ukraine Drones\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    EU.XL<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Drone tech evolves every 3-6 months, leaving Europe buying old systems\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885224-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2885224\" data-cid=\"9717524\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885224-label-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/75\/24\/189x106_cmsv2_5e6e1618-d6b6-5c36-8733-f68da164e518-9717524.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Europe Today\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe Today<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \"><span class=\"c-article-title__prefix--red\">Live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    Magyar vows rapid power transfer, targets state-controlled media\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Earth<\/p>\n<p>                          Earth News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            \u2018A ray of hope\u2019: EU governments gathering to plan way out of fossil fuel reliance<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspRuth Wright\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1776229229\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-04-15 07:00:29 +02:00\">15\/04\/2026 &#8211; 7:00 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"09:49\">9:49<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\" 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Energy crises could be a thing of the past if reliable, cheap and abundant clean energy is given precedence over fossil fuels.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>A conference in Colombia could mark the most serious international effort ever to transition away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With more than 10 million barrels of oil a day currently being held up in the Hormuz Strait, the dangers of relying on imported fossil fuels have never been clearer.<\/p>\n<p>At COP30 in 2025, co-sponsors Colombia and the Netherlands announced the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels. It will be held in Santa Marta in Colombia from 24-29 April. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a clear momentum to phase out fossil fuels, and now is the time to capitalise on it,\u201d said the Netherlands\u2019 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Climate Policy and Green Growth, Sophie Hermans. <\/p>\n<p>The goal of the conference is to agree on \u201cactionable solutions\u201d that follow-up meetings can refine so governments around the world can implement them. <\/p>\n<p>Organisers say a key aim is to ensure that \u201cthe gradual abandonment of fossil fuel dependence\u201d is done in a just way, which they define as not \u201cgenerating adverse impacts in terms of employment, macroeconomic stability, or energy security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must begin to materialise what this phase-out could look like and start a concrete roadmap that allows us to incorporate the new and leave the old behind,\u201d said Minister Hermans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">IEA warns of historic oil supply shock as Iran war chokes global markets<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">&#8216;The largest energy security threat in history&#8217; is about to push oil prices further up, IEA warns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Not just another COP climate summit<\/h2>\n<p>The annual UN COP climate summits are often criticised for grindingly slow decision-making and lack of concrete outcomes. <\/p>\n<p>The words \u201cfossil fuels\u201d were not even mentioned in the final text agreed at COP30 in 2025, despite more than 85 countries calling for a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. Included among them were Germany, the UK, France and Spain \u2013 the world\u2019s third, sixth, seventh and 12th biggest economies. The major global south countries Brazil and Mexico, the world\u2019s 10th and 13th biggest economies, also backed the measure.<\/p>\n<p>The Santa Marta conference aims to start drawing up this roadmap.<\/p>\n<p>By changing how attendees vote, the conference could succeed where COPs have failed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will not be governed by UN rules, which require consensus, but by majority rule, thus preventing a handful of countries from sabotaging progress as petrostates did at COP30,\u201d say Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope from Covering Climate Now. <\/p>\n<p>Organisers are careful to stress that the conference \u201cis not intended to serve as a negotiating body, nor does it constitute part of any formal negotiation process or initiative, and it is not intended to replace the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">As solar costs plummet, fossil fuels are fast becoming the more expensive option<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Italy clings to coal-powered plants as EU countries shield from Iran war with renewables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Who will be at The First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels?<\/h2>\n<p>The idea is for governments to share how they plan to transition away from oil and gas, supported by academics, climate activists, leaders of Indigenous peoples, trade union representatives and other civil society voices, sharing their ideas and experiences on how to make the abstract goal of phasing out fossil fuels a practical reality.<\/p>\n<p>Conference organisers say they have invited countries that endorsed the roadmap proposal at COP30, as well as high-profile leaders of regional governments, including the California governor, Gavin Newsom, who could run for US president in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The event will host government representatives from nearly 50 countries, including leaders from nations whose economies are dependent on oil, coal and gas, such as Brazil, Angola, Vietnam and Mexico. <\/p>\n<p>From Europe the following countries will be in attendance: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, Spain, Finland, France, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, T\u00fcrkiye and Norway.<\/p>\n<p>The two-boat Climate Justice Flotilla, organised by the likes of Extinction Rebellion and Fossil Fuel Treaty, is sailing to Santa Marta. It is stopping off in Bonaire, Aruba and Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n<p>Eight of Bonaire\u2019s residents, together with Greenpeace, were protagonists of a major victory for climate justice in January 2026: a landmark ruling by the District Court of The Hague established that the Netherlands is violating Bonaire residents\u2019 human rights by failing to protect them from the climate crisis. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">From biodiversity to carbon capture: Saving bison from extinction has brought big benefits to Europe<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">\u2018Suddenly energy independence feels practical\u2019: Europeans are building mini solar farms at home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Countries in attendance could become new economic superpower<\/h2>\n<p>The conference aims to begin drawing up the roadmap blocked at COP30. <\/p>\n<p>One area of focus will be how to phase out the $7tn a year (\u20ac5.9tn) governments spend subsidising fossil fuels \u2013 but to do so without punishing communities, workers and tax bases that rely on such subsidies. <\/p>\n<p>The secret weapon of the \u201ccoalition of the willing\u201d gathering in Colombia is its potential to function as an economic superpower, say Hertsgaard and Pope.<\/p>\n<p>Combine the gross national products of the 85 countries that backed the roadmap at COP and the total is $33.3tn (\u20ac28.2tn). That\u2019s larger than the $30.6tn (\u20ac25.9tn) GNP of the US, the world\u2019s biggest economy, and considerably larger than the $19.4tn (\u20ac16.4) GNP of China, the world\u2019s second-biggest economy.<\/p>\n<p>That amount of economic heft gives those 85 countries enormous potential leverage. 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It will be held in Santa Marta in Colombia from 24-29 April.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThere is a clear momentum to phase out fossil fuels, and now is the time to capitalise on it,\u201d said the Netherlands\u2019 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Climate Policy and Green Growth, Sophie Hermans.\u00a0The goal of the conference is to agree on \u201cactionable solutions\u201d that follow-up meetings can refine so governments around the world can implement them.\u00a0Organisers say a key aim is to ensure that \u201cthe gradual abandonment of fossil fuel dependence\u201d is done in a just way, which they define as not \u201cgenerating adverse impacts in terms of employment, macroeconomic stability, or energy security.\u201d\u201cWe must begin to materialise what this phase-out could look like and start a concrete roadmap that allows us to incorporate the new and leave the old behind,\u201d said Minister Hermans.Not just another COP climate summitThe annual UN COP climate summits are often criticised for grindingly slow decision-making and lack of concrete outcomes.\u00a0The words \u201cfossil fuels\u201d were not even mentioned in the final text agreed at COP30 in 2025, despite more than 85 countries calling for a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. Included among them were Germany, the UK, France and Spain \u2013 the world\u2019s third, sixth, seventh and 12th biggest economies. The major global south countries Brazil and Mexico, the world\u2019s 10th and 13th biggest economies, also backed the measure.The Santa Marta conference aims to start drawing up this roadmap.By changing how attendees vote, the conference could succeed where COPs have failed.\u00a0\u201cIt will not be governed by UN rules, which require consensus, but by majority rule, thus preventing a handful of countries from sabotaging progress as petrostates did at COP30,\u201d say Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope from Covering Climate Now.\u00a0Organisers are careful to stress that the conference \u201cis not intended to serve as a negotiating body, nor does it constitute part of any formal negotiation process or initiative, and it is not intended to replace the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).\u201dWho will be at The First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels?The idea is for governments to share how they plan to transition away from oil and gas, supported by academics, climate activists, leaders of Indigenous peoples, trade union representatives and other civil society voices, sharing their ideas and experiences on how to make the abstract goal of phasing out fossil fuels a practical reality.Conference organisers say they have invited countries that endorsed the roadmap proposal at COP30, as well as high-profile leaders of regional governments, including the California governor, Gavin Newsom, who could run for US president in 2028.The event will host government representatives from nearly 50 countries, including leaders from nations whose economies are dependent on oil, coal and gas, such as Brazil, Angola, Vietnam and Mexico.\u00a0From Europe the following countries will be in attendance: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, Spain, Finland, France, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, T\u00fcrkiye and Norway.The two-boat Climate Justice Flotilla, organised by the likes of Extinction Rebellion and Fossil Fuel Treaty, is sailing to Santa Marta. It is stopping off in Bonaire, Aruba and Cura\u00e7ao.Eight of Bonaire\u2019s residents, together with Greenpeace, were protagonists of a major victory for climate justice in January 2026: a landmark ruling by the District Court of The Hague established that the Netherlands is violating Bonaire residents\u2019 human rights by failing to protect them from the climate crisis.\u00a0Countries in attendance could become new economic superpowerThe conference aims to begin drawing up the roadmap blocked at COP30.\u00a0One area of focus will be how to phase out the $7tn a year (\u20ac5.9tn) governments spend subsidising fossil fuels \u2013 but to do so without punishing communities, workers and tax bases that rely on such subsidies.\u00a0The secret weapon of the \u201ccoalition of the willing\u201d gathering in Colombia is its potential to function as an economic superpower, say Hertsgaard and Pope.Combine the gross national products of the 85 countries that backed the roadmap at COP and the total is $33.3tn (\u20ac28.2tn). That\u2019s larger than the $30.6tn (\u20ac25.9tn) GNP of the US, the world\u2019s biggest economy, and considerably larger than the $19.4tn (\u20ac16.4) GNP of China, the world\u2019s second-biggest economy.That amount of economic heft gives those 85 countries enormous potential leverage. 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