Turkey to push for 'electrification' drive at COP31 as climate threats mount

France 24 · FRANCE 24 · 2026-11-06 15:36 UTC

COP31 host Turkey is set to push for a "electrification" drive to help meet global elergy demand as the UN climate conference kicks off in Antalya on Monday. The annual summit takes place this year under the shadow of a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by the war in the Middle East.

COP31 host Turkey is set to push for a "electrification" drive to help meet global elergy demand as the UN climate conference kicks off in Antalya on Monday. The annual summit takes place this year under the shadow of a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by the war in the Middle East.

Nearly 200 nations gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.

More than 100,000 people are expected at the UN's two-week climate negotiations in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya.

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