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At mid-year climate talks in Bonn, Turkish COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum and the talks’ chief negotiator, Australia’s Chris Bowen, billed the targets as a blueprint for climate action, with electrification emerging as the top priority. Bowen said he wanted this year’s COP negotiations in the Turkish city of Antalya to “take inspiration” from the targets, adding that he would push in particular for a “strong outcome” on switching from fossil fuels to electricity to run vehicles, industry and buildings. The electrification target - dubbed the “35 by 35” goal and based on analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) - would strive to ramp up the share of final energy consumption provided by electricity to 35% by 2035 from about 20% today.

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Berkan Ozyer, director of Greenpeace Türkiye, said the electrification goal was “vital”, noting however that Türkiye has 37 active coal power plants and was “leaving the door open” for more.

At the same time, the COP presidency quietly overhauled its goal for reducing energy use in buildings. An initial press statement on Monday set out a target “to achieve at least a 25% increase in energy efficiency in buildings by 2035”. But in “a small update” issued on Tuesday, that was replaced with a different goal to “reduce energy consumption intensity in the building sector by at least 25% by 2035”. No reason was given for the change and Kurum did not directly address a question from Climate Home News about the decision to remove the energy efficiency target, a step that experts said raised potential questions about ambition and implementation.

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The COP31 joint presidency has also floated a new climate finance initiative - the so-called Climate Implementation Bridge (CIB) - to help countries make progress on the three proposed targets. Kurum said the initiative would not involve creating a new fund or financial mechanism, describing it as “a complementary initiative that supports climate finance and strengthens partnerships among countries".

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https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/06/09/cop31-leaders-unveil-global-targets-with-spotlight-on-electrification/

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1. If we're not talking about banning fossil fuels we're just making noise.