“These past couple of months have been very trying as I’ve come to the realization that my football journey is ending and I’m officially retiring from the NFL,” Ragnow said. “The Lions organization has been absolutely incredible throughout this process and I can’t emphasize this enough how grateful I am for this team and all the fans. It was an absolute honor going to battle for you all.”
The move is part of Ecopetrol’s broader energy transition strategy to reduce reliance on oil and gas and meet net-zero goals by 2050. However, challenges like regulatory delays, governance concerns, and potential impacts on Colombia’s fiscal stability raise questions about the transition’s pace and economic effects.Nieves warned that the situation is “very concerning,” with only two of over 20 planned projects advancing. She stressed the need to speed up regulatory processes,
— notably the Wayuu in La Guajira — and ensure sufficient electrical infrastructure.“Colombia has more than 20 years of delay in wind energy,” Nieves said. “Brazil, in contrast, has built over 1,300 onshore wind farms in the last two decades and is a top global turbine producer.”The wind energy projects were part of Colombia’s just energy transition, aiming to replace fossil fuels with renewables while supporting vulnerable groups like Indigenous peoples. The region is home to Cerrejon, one of the largest open-pit coal mines in the world and a major player in Latin America’s mining sector, which has been in operation since 1985. The mine has just nine years left in its life span, and its closure, without alternative plans in place, will deal a significant blow to the region’s economy.
An Indigenous woman from the Wayuu community cooks near her baby as wind turbines operate in the distance on the outskirts of Cabo de la Vela, Colombia, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)An Indigenous woman from the Wayuu community cooks near her baby as wind turbines operate in the distance on the outskirts of Cabo de la Vela, Colombia, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
For Samuel Lanao, head of La Guajira’s environmental authority, the main reason several licensed renewable energy projects are being sold off is because companies struggle with deep-rooted social tensions, particularly during the prior consultation process with local Indigenous communities. Lanao said confrontations have emerged between firms and residents, derailing expectations of development.
“This has been a major blow to La Guajira,” he said, “as there were high hopes for economic and social progress through these projects.”“Estados Unidos ha provocado unilateralmente nuevas fricciones económicas y comerciales, exacerbando la incertidumbre e inestabilidad de las relaciones económicas y comerciales bilaterales”, mientras que China ha mantenido sus compromisos, dice el comunicado.
También amenazó con represalias no especificadas, diciendo que China “continuará tomando medidas resueltas y contundentes para salvaguardar sus derechos e intereses legítimos”.Trump generó más controversia el viernes, diciendo que ya no será amable con China en el comercio, declarando en una publicación en redes sociales que el país había roto un acuerdo con Estados Unidos.
Horas después, Trump declaró en la Oficina Oval que hablará con el presidente chino Xi Jinping y “espero que lo resolvamos”, mientras seguía insistiendo en que China había violado el acuerdo.“La mala noticia es que China, quizás no sorprendentemente para algunos, HA VIOLADO TOTALMENTE SU ACUERDO CON NOSOTROS”, publicó Trump. "¡Qué bien me salió ser el tipo amable!”