Türkiye to push 35% electricity target at climate summit in November
Türkiye will propose that countries get 35 per cent of global energy from electricity by 2035.
Turkey will host the world's major climate nations in November and will propose an ambitious shift: generating 35 per cent of global energy from electricity by 2035 by using electricity instead of petrol, gas and coal across transport, homes, factories and industry.
Renewable energy is growing fast. Solar and wind now make more than half of all new electricity worldwide.
Electric vehicle sales have soared 40-fold since 2015. Battery storage added almost 120 gigawatts in 2025 alone, equivalent to more than 100 coal power stations.
Since March, about 25 countries have started structural policies to boost electrification, partly driven by the Iran war and fuel shocks. The International Energy Agency says electrification would cut global energy import bills by more than $500 billion each year.
Australia is already expanding public EV charging and offering incentives for households and industry to use more electricity.
- 35%
- Global electricity target by 2035
- 23%
- Current global electricity share
- 40-fold
- Electric vehicle sales growth since 2015
- $500 billion
- Annual energy import savings promised
Why it mattersElectrification promises cheaper energy and lower carbon emissions while helping countries escape volatile fossil fuel markets. But it requires huge grid investment.
AustraliaAustralia is electrifying earlier than most; rising electricity demand means new grid infrastructure, cheaper EVs and lower energy imports, but also rising electricity prices without policy care.
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