The COP31 Presidency has set three global climate benchmarks for 2035, while Türkiye separately aims to install 120 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity by then.
The presidency’s action agenda calls for electricity to account for 35% of global final energy consumption by 2035. It also aims to lower building-sector energy intensity by at least 25% by 2035 and halve the growth in global waste generation by 2035. The presidency has placed these benchmarks on its action agenda, outside the formal negotiations.
The goals cover different measures: electricity’s share of energy consumption, energy intensity in buildings and the rate of increase in waste generation. Under the waste measure, halving growth means a slower increase in waste generation, not a 50% fall in the total amount produced. The building target concerns energy intensity rather than a reduction in total global energy consumption.
Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry targets 120 gigawatts of installed wind and solar capacity by 2035. That is a national capacity figure, distinct from the presidency’s worldwide benchmark for electricity’s share of final energy consumption. Both targets share a deadline but track different outcomes: domestic renewable infrastructure and the global energy mix.
Global Energy Association President Murat Dilek told Anadolu Agency that local production of wind turbines and solar panels could strengthen Türkiye’s role in regional supply chains. He tied that potential to whether Türkiye follows through on its climate policy and whether clean-energy projects can draw investment, including through broader access to climate funding. Dilek described these factors as conditions for progress, rather than completed outcomes.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) lists COP31 for Nov. 9-20 in Antalya. Türkiye will host the conference, while Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen will serve as COP31 President of Negotiations. The World Leaders Climate Action Summit is scheduled for Nov. 11-12 during the meeting.
