Global developments · 15 November 2026
COP31 first week: Electrification support grows as finance talks continue
Kurum reviewed support for electrification and progress on climate finance in Antalya. Targets for 2035 remain on the agenda, with important issues carried into week two.
COP31 President and Türkiye’s Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum reviewed the summit’s first week at a press conference in Antalya. According to the ministry’s announcement dated 14 November 2026, he outlined support for electrification, progress on finance and negotiating issues that remain unresolved. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/cop31-baskani-kurum-antalya-da-basin-toplantisinda-konustu-307389)
A 2035 electrification target
The ministry identifies raising the global electrification rate to 35% among the COP31 Action Agenda’s targets for 2035. Kurum said more than 30 governments and nearly 100 private-sector actors had supported the formal global electrification pledge. Organizations representing over 45 million companies across more than 170 countries were also announcing support. That representative reach is not presented as a separate pledge by every company concerned. Kurum described advancing electrification as a way to reduce fossil fuel use and encourage the clean energy transition. Source
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Adaptation finance remains under discussion
Kurum announced that the first five finance agenda items had been adopted. However, he said the commitment to triple adaptation finance by 2035 was still being considered. The statement therefore reports ongoing work rather than a completed new final decision on that commitment. He also said finance targets set out in Baku and Belém had not yet been reached. His appeal to countries focused on delivering existing commitments rather than making new ones, while pointing to implementation mechanisms intended to use resources more efficiently. Source
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Mitigation and just transition: no final outcome reported
According to Kurum, continuing the mitigation work programme beyond 2026 has broad support. Work on adaptation is focused on translating countries’ targets into concrete results. He said positions were converging on putting a just transition mechanism into operation, while acknowledging that differences remained unresolved. These statements describe support and convergence in negotiations; they should not be read as confirmation that final agreements have been reached across all these issues. Source
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Ministerial consultations in the second week
Kurum said an initial assessment document reflecting parties’ views had been published and ministerial consultations would intensify during the second week. The aim is to conclude issues under discussion through joint decisions and secure a strong political outcome in Antalya. Upcoming subjects include youth, education, science, artificial intelligence, green industry, oceans and biodiversity. This programme describes the next stage of negotiations, not newly adopted rules or corporate obligations arising from issues that remain open. Source
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