IEA Backs Electrification Efforts at COP31 Climate Summit

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The International Energy Agency plans to promote faster, broader electrification at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey. Its analysis is informing the summit presidency's priorities, including energy efficiency, methane reduction, resilient cities and access to clean cooking.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) will be pushing for faster and wider electrification at COP31 starting on Monday in Antalya, Turkey, as leaders and policymakers gather for the climate summit during an unprecedented global energy crisis.  Analysis by the IEA is informing the COP 31 Presidency’s goals on electrification; zero waste and methane; energy efficiency and resilient cities; and energy access and clean cooking, the agency said on the eve of the start of the summit.   “Türkiye's COP31 Presidency is placing…