‘Electrification’ at heart of Tükiye’s COP31 agenda
Türkiye, set to host COP31, has placed electrification at the center of its climate agenda, urging countries to back a voluntary target that would see electricity account for 35 percent of global energy demand by 2035.
Speaking at the U.N. climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, Türkiye’s Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister and COP31 President Murat Kurum said the electrification goal would be one of the defining priorities of the Antalya summit.
The initiative comes at a time of heightened volatility in global energy markets, driven in part by tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil and gas shipments. Kurum said expanding electrification across transport, buildings and industry could help shield households and businesses from fluctuating fossil fuel prices and supply disruptions.
Thousands of negotiators are gathering in Bonn over two weeks of talks that will help shape the decisions to be taken by world leaders at COP31, scheduled for Nov. 9-20 in the southern Turkish resort city of Antalya.
