Plugged-in planet? COP31 host Turkey leads charge for electrification

Turkey, host of the upcoming UN climate summit COP31, is promoting faster electrification as a response to global warming and rising energy costs. The proposal is being discussed amid concerns about extreme weather during an El Niño year and questions about how countries can reduce emissions while their economies grow.

The programme focuses in particular on India, where economic and population growth are increasing its carbon footprint and seasonal smog has drawn comparisons with China in the early 2000s. It asks what Delhi might learn from China’s energy transition, while noting that China remains a major manufacturing powerhouse. The article does not provide specific targets or details of Turkey’s electrification plan.