To reduce greenhouse gases and use less oil, gas and coal, COP31 is betting on electrification. Finding an agreement that is not too binding for some, yet sufficiently protective for others, remains the wager of this COP31. For ten days, nearly 200 countries are trying to find concrete answers to limit the effects of global warming.
COP31 opens on Monday, November 9, in Antalya, Turkey, where delegates from some 200 countries are gathering.
On opening day, the delegations meet the president of the conference, Turkish Environment Minister Mourat Kurum.
Negotiators are therefore seeking a balance between the scope of the commitments and states' ability to accept them.
This pathway sets a quantified course: electricity's share of consumption must gain fifteen points in ten years.
It is under his presidency that the Antalya proceedings are taking place.
The goal is to reach 35% electric energy consumption by 2035, compared with 20% today.
The Turkish seaside resort is hosting the conference until November 20.