🌿 Environment Jul 10, 2026 · Simon Evans

Interview: COP31 president says electrification is ‘surest way to protect citizens’

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Interview: COP31 president says electrification is ‘surest way to protect citizens’
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Last month, COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum launched a target for 35% of the world’s final energy to come from electricity by 2035.



In an interview with Carbon Brief, Kurum says that the target was not a political choice, but instead reflects the latest evidence on “what is needed to keep 1.5C within reach”.



The ongoing Hormuz crisis means there is an “urgent” need for renewables and electrification, which are the “surest and cleanest way to protect citizens” from high energy prices.

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