UN climate chief Simon Stiell opened the COP31 summit in Turkey, warning that the global fossil fuel price crisis is driving inflation worldwide. He urged participants to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, framing electrification as a hopeful alternative to continued reliance on oil, coal and gas. The summit, co‑hosted by Turkey and Australia, is focused on setting new electrification targets to guide the world’s energy shift.
Simon Stiell makes opening address at summit in Turkey, where talks are under way about speeding up shift to electrificationA global fossil fuel price crisis is “spreading inflation like a cancer” around the planet, the UN’s climate chief, Simon Stiell, told the opening plenary of critical UN climate talks in Turkey.Stiell joined Cop31 hosts Turkey and Australia, which is leading the negotiations, in promoting renewable energy and a new electrification goal as an optimistic alternative to a planet still tied to oil, coal and gas. Continue reading...
