BRUSSELS — The hosts of this year’s United Nations climate conference want the world’s governments to support a collective target to electrify 35 percent of global energy use by 2035.
Turkey, which will host the COP31 summit in the resort city of Antalya in November, said Tuesday the electrification goal would be a flagship priority of the conference, linking the push to soaring fossil fuel costs caused by the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
“By electrifying daily life, from transport to buildings and industry, we can protect families and businesses from volatile energy markets,” Murat Kurum, Turkey’s environment minister and COP31 president, said in a statement.
“This ‘35% by 2035’ target will be one of the defining priorities of our COP31 presidency,” he added. “We will work to bring together a strong global coalition that is ready and determined to act in support of this objective.”
