Türkiye puts a non-binding 35-by-35 electrification pledge at the centre of COP31

9 November 2026

Türkiye, which is hosting the UN climate conference COP31 in Antalya, wants electrification to be the main theme. The talks run from 9 to 20 November. Türkiye has put forward a non-binding 35-by-35 Global Electrification Pledge, under which electricity would meet at least 35 per cent of the world's energy demand by 2035. The International Energy Agency says electricity now meets about one-fifth of final energy use. Murat Kurum, Türkiye's environment minister, is the COP31 president, while Australia leads the negotiations. The conference will also begin the second global stocktake, the Paris Agreement's formal check on collective progress.