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COP31 leaders’ climate speeches due as Türkiye proposes 35% electricity share

World leaders were due to deliver speeches on climate priorities on Nov. 11, while negotiators sought agreement on Türkiye’s proposal to raise electricity’s share of global energy consumption from just over 20% to 35% by 2035, Asharq News reported. The proposal does not specify that additional electricity must come from clean sources, and no COP31 agreement on the goal is established. Separately, the Saudi Press Agency reported that a July meeting between Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Türkiye’s COP31 president Murat Kurum discussed stronger climate cooperation under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement and inclusive, balanced and practical outcomes that account for national circumstances. The meeting also reviewed Saudi initiatives in renewable energy, managing, reducing and removing emissions through the Saudi Green Initiative, and applying the Circular Carbon Economy approach and technologies.

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