Top-level climate talks to be held in Türkiye later this year are seen as a critical juncture for advancing the clean energy transition and electrification, according to an expert's statement on Wednesday.
The role of accelerating the transition to clean energy has particularly grown and has been emphasized in recent months as the energy supply crisis due to disruptions in trade flow from the Strait of Hormuz brings the economic and strategic costs of dependency on fossil fuels back to the forefront.
Jennifer Morgan, Germany's former special envoy for climate and a senior researcher at Tufts University's Fletcher School, evaluated the issues in combating climate change and the COP31 climate summit.
The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) will take place in Antalya, Türkiye, on Nov. 9-20, 2026.
Morgan stated that there are significant shortcomings in the fight against climate change around the world, and that the path toward limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) or keeping it below 2 degrees compared to the preindustrial average by the end of the century, as targeted before the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, is not being followed.
