UN Climate Summit Pushes Electrification Goal as Groups Call for Mining Safeguards
COP31 leaders want electricity to supply 35% of global energy by 2035, while civil society groups warn that mining for critical minerals could intensify.
- COP31 President Murat Kurum, Turkey's environment minister, and Australia launched the '35-by-35' electrification pledge, aiming to raise global electricity usage from 21% to 35% by 2035 to reduce greenhouse emissions.
- Building on COP28 commitments to transition away from fossil fuels, the initiative seeks to integrate renewable energy, storage capacity, and clean transport to translate earlier pledges into faster changes in energy consumption.
- Over 120 civil society groups including Global Witness warned that without binding safeguards, the mining boom could repeat past fossil fuel harms, as human rights allegations linked to transition minerals reached over 300, up 73%.
- "We can't do good by some communities by doing inherent harm against others," said Aimee Boulanger, executive director of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, calling for stronger protections.
- Experts suggest improved recycling could reduce mining demand by 25% to 40% by 2050, yet the International Energy Agency notes most countries lack the waste management programs necessary to enable this shift.
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More than 120 civil society organisations have urged the COP31 presidencies to strengthen environmental and human-rights protections across critical-mineral supply chains, including safeguards for Indigenous communities.
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