World leaders to address COP31 as Turkey pushes for new climate deal
Turkey’s plan aims to lift electricity to 35% of global energy use by 2035 as leaders debate cleaner power at the UN climate summit.
- On Wednesday, COP31 kicked off in Antalya, Turkey, where the host nation is championing a voluntary initiative to raise electricity's share of global energy consumption to 35% by 2035.
- The European Union stressed that electrification must be "Clean," a condition that could spark debate over the role of oil, gas, and coal in the Turkish proposal.
- Dozens of leaders will speak during the "high-level segment" on Wednesday and Thursday, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula, and Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian.
- Chiara Martinelli, director of Climate Action Network Europe, warned that "if top leaders want influence over where the global transition is going, showing up is a pretty good place to start."
- Wopke Hoekstra, the European Union's top climate official, told reporters in Brussels that the absences were "not completely atypical" but expectations for the conference are "not necessarily high.
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World leaders to address COP31 as Turkey pushes for new climate deal
World leaders will set out their climate priorities in speeches at COP31 in Turkey on Wednesday, as negotiators seek agreement on a plan to increase the share of electricity in global energy use and revive stalled efforts to move away from fossil fuels.
World leaders to address COP31 as Turkiye pushes for new climate deal
ANTALYA: World leaders will set out their climate priorities in speeches at COP31 in Turkiye on Wednesday, as negotiators seek agreement on a plan to increase the share of electricity in global energy use and revive stalled efforts to move away from fossil fuels. Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya as global greenhouse gas emissions show little sign of falling and wars, inflation and othe…
World leaders take stage at COP31 but big names missing
COP31 host Turkiye is championing a voluntary initiative to accelerate the electrification of transport, buildings and industry, with a target of raising electricity’s share of global energy consumption to 35% by 2035
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