COP31: EU to support electrification goal
According to three diplomats, the bloc would have reached a consensus to support the summit's key commitment.
The European Union will commit to increasing global electrification at the UN climate conference, according to three diplomats. The EU's 27 member states have reached a consensus to support a voluntary goal, proposed by the Turkish and Australian hosts of the summit, to raise the share of electricity in global energy consumption to 35% by 2035.
Currently, this share is around 20%. Some EU countries had reservations, citing concerns that the commitment did not specify the use of clean energy and others not wanting to commit to a new goal before discussing national energy policies within the EU.
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