Cop31, focus on electrification but Italy is lagging behind
At Antalya, the Turkish presidency of Cop31 will ask governments to commit to a common goal of increasing electricity from just over 20% of final energy consumption...
The Turkish presidency of COP31 will ask governments to commit to increasing electricity from the current 20% of final energy consumption worldwide to 35% by 2035. The target was announced by Turkish Environment Minister Murat Kurum ahead of the climate conference in Antalya, which begins on November 9. The European Union also comes to the summit with a negotiating mandate to accelerate electrification, as reiterated in the conclusions of the EU Environment Council approved on October 12.
In Italy, photovoltaic energy production reached 45 billion kWh in 2025, a 25% increase from the previous year, becoming the second-largest source of energy generation after gas.
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