Latest news and announcements from the COP31 Presidency, including event coverage, milestones and updates from the road to Antalya.
The COP31 Presidency has opened applications for Partnerships and Türkiye Pavilion Side Events. National and international stakeholders may apply through the official portals until 14 August 2026.
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The COP31 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new partnership at London Climate Action Week to support the COP31 Action Agenda — mobilizing finance, convening business, and accelerating implementation ahead of COP31 in Antalya.
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Governments, the IEA, IRENA and industry leaders join forces to launch ‘Electrify Now’ at London Climate Action Week — a global platform to accelerate clean electrification, welcoming the COP31 Presidency’s 35% by 2035 target as central to COP31.
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Speaking at the Climate Innovation Forum, COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum opened London Climate Action Week with a call for governments and businesses to accelerate electrification, reduce waste, and deliver on climate finance — building momentum on the road to Antalya.
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At the Bonn Climate Change Conference, COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum launched a new global electrification target — raising the share of final energy demand met by electricity from just over 20% today to 35% by 2035 — as the flagship of the COP31 Presidency’s Action Agenda.
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At the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial, COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum called for a truly global conversation on electrification, urging an urgent increase in the pace of electrification of the world economy — saying electricity’s 20% share of final energy consumption must rise “as quickly as possible”.
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Representing President Erdoğan at the opening session of the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku, COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum underlined the importance of placing safe, resilient and sustainable cities at the centre of the global climate agenda, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Azerbaijan on energy efficiency in buildings.
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Convening at “Türkiye’s Road to COP31: Resilient Cities,” ministers and high-level representatives adopted the Hatay Declaration — a shared commitment to move from policy to implementation, from recovery to transformation, and from global commitments to local action.
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Opening the annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum told world leaders that the current energy crisis has shown that fossil fuels do not guarantee energy supply security, and called for a shift to a solution-oriented implementation mode at COP31.
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