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COP31 puts clean electricity and climate finance in focus
The COP31 climate summit opens in Antalya, Turkey, on 9 November, as countries face worsening climate impacts and strained international relations.
Australia will lead the formal negotiations, while Turkey will oversee a separate programme of voluntary climate action.
The hosts want electricity to meet 35% of final energy demand by 2035, up from about 20% now, though electrification alone will not end fossil-fuel use.
At COP28, countries agreed to a transition away from fossil fuels, but a binding phaseout plan was dropped from the final text at COP30.
A voluntary global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels has since been launched, but reaching agreement among nearly 200 countries remains difficult.
Talks will also cover climate finance, including support for countries hit by climate disasters, and the just transition for fossil-fuel workers.
COP31 will begin work on the next global progress review, which is due to conclude at COP33 in 2028 and help guide countries’ next climate plans, expected in 2030.
COP31 is due to begin in Antalya, Turkey, on 9 November, with Australia chairing the negotiations and Turkey leading the action agenda.
The conference will focus on electrification, fossil fuels and climate finance amid worsening climate impacts and geopolitical tensions.
The COP31 presidency is promoting a global target to raise electricity’s share of final energy demand from about 20% to 35% by 2035.
Australia will oversee negotiations on issues including a just transition, loss and damage funding, climate finance and emissions cuts.
A binding roadmap to phase out fossil fuels was removed from the final COP30 text, and agreement among nearly 200 countries on the issue is described as unlikely.
- Who
- Countries attending the UN climate conference, with Australia chairing negotiations and Turkey leading the action agenda.
- What
- COP31 will address electrification, fossil fuels, climate finance and other climate commitments.
- When
- It is scheduled to begin on 9 November 2026.
- Where
- Antalya, Turkey.
- Why
- The conference is intended to advance climate action and turn existing commitments into practical steps, amid worsening climate impacts and geopolitical crises.
Fossil fuel phase-out advocates
Fossil fuel-producing countries
Binding phase-out
Fossil fuel phase-out advocates
Advocates seek a binding roadmap to phase out fossil fuels.
Fossil fuel-producing countries
The Arab Group, Russia and India opposed a binding phase-out roadmap in the COP30 negotiations.
Energy policy
Fossil fuel phase-out advocates
Advocates say dependence on fossil fuels creates climate and geopolitical risks.
Fossil fuel-producing countries
Many countries have responded to energy shocks by increasing hydrocarbon extraction.
The first Global Stocktake concluded at COP28 in Dubai.
At COP30 in Belém, the final text dropped a binding roadmap for abandoning fossil fuels.
COP31 is scheduled to begin in Antalya.
The second Global Stocktake is due to conclude at COP33.
The next round of national climate commitments is expected.
The proposed target is for electricity to provide 35% of global final energy demand.
- Venue
- Antalya, Turkey
- Start date
- 9 November 2026
- Negotiations chair
- Australia
- Action agenda lead
- Turkey
- Electrification target
- 35% of final energy demand from electricity by 2035
- Next Global Stocktake
- Due to conclude at COP33 in 2028
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What people are saying
Alla Cop l’Italia ci arriva tra alti e bassi – perché da un lato siamo tra i principali sostenitori del Fondo per le perdite e i danni causati dagli eventi estremi, dall’altro si fa fatica a ridurre le emissioni, soprattutto nei settori dei trasporti e dell’edilizia residenziale.