Turkey to push for 'electrification' drive at COP31 as climate threats mount
Summary
Turkey plans to make a global electrification drive a central focus of COP31, which begins Monday in Antalya. Nearly 200 countries are expected to attend, but geopolitical tensions, the energy crisis and disputes over climate finance are limiting expectations for major agreements.Key Facts
- More than 100,000 people are expected at the two-week UN climate conference in Antalya.
- Turkey is presiding over COP31, while Australia is leading the negotiations under an arrangement reached after a dispute over the host.
- Turkey's proposed electrification drive aims to increase the share of global energy demand met by electricity from about 20 percent today to 35 percent by 2035.
- Turkey is also promoting voluntary, non-binding pledges on topics including artificial intelligence and waste management.
- Developed countries facing budget pressures are reluctant to pledge more funding to help developing nations manage climate impacts.
- The conference follows deadly floods in Nepal, heatwaves in Europe and major wildfires in Indonesia.
- The UN warned in September that global temperatures were on course to exceed the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming threshold.
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