Philippe Le Billon holds an MBA and a PhD in Geography and works on the linkages between environment, development, and security. He was previously a Research Associate with ODI, IISS, UNU-WIDER, and a Fulbright Research Chair at UC Berkeley. Philippe conducted fieldwork in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. He has also published widely on natural resource governance including The Great Green Grab (Hurst, 2026), Oil (Polity Press, 2017 with Gavin Bridge), Wars of Plunder: Conflicts, Profits and the Politics of Resources (Oxford UP, 2013).
Countries must back commitments to transition from fossil fuels with action
Many participants framed the first international Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Colombia as a historic turning point. But with no binding pledges and reliance on voluntary coalitions, its impact now hinges on whether governments turn rhetoric into enforceable policies.
June 5, 2026
