Nations urged to exit fossil fuels as Turkey touts oil find
- At the UN climate talks in Antalya, Turkey proposed the '35 by 35' electrification pledge, a voluntary initiative to raise electricity's share of global energy consumption to 35% by 2035.
- Turkey introduced this target to bypass protracted battles over cutting fossil fuels that have stalled progress at past summits since nations agreed in 2023 to transition away from fossil fuels.
- Critics raised concerns that the pledge lacks a clean energy mandate, allowing fossil-fuel-powered electricity to count toward the goal. "Of course, the cleaner that electrification is, the better it is," European Union climate envoy Wopke Hoekstra said.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged nations to establish clear timelines for moving away from fossil fuels, while an Australian-supported push seeks to double rooftop solar installations to at least 300 million households by 2030.
- Scientists warn that global emissions from burning fossil fuels remain near-record highs despite the proposed targets. UN officials state the world has "no chance" of meeting the 1.5C climate target without accelerated energy transitions.
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At COP31, states discuss how cars, heating systems and factories can become electric. The host country Turkey is presenting a proposal that is ambitious even from an Austrian point of view: 35 percent electrification by 2035. Is this the way to get out of oil and gas?
World leaders are discussing increasing electricity use and phasing out fossil fuels at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey. The conference, attended by nearly 200 countries, is aimed at reviving stalled climate action efforts as global greenhouse gas emissions continue to stagnate.
Ankara would like to include the target in the final agreement, but it will have to clash with the countries that oppose the abandonment of oil, gas and coal. Meanwhile Erdogan celebrates the discovery of two deposits of crude oil
Ankara has unveiled the text, with the very cautious wording, which it intends to propose for the signature of the countries.
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