GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – “At least 14” countries, including Germany, South Korea, Pakistan and various small island states, have “publicly backed” the Turkish COP31 presidency’s electrification pledge, according to Climate Home News by Matteo Civillini, Climate Home News: Published: 13 November 2026, 07:12 GMT

COP31’s Electricfication Pledge Wins Support With Caveats on Clean Power & Finance according to Carbon Brief

The article explains that the voluntary pledge aims to raise electricity’s share of global final energy consumption to 35% by 2035, from 23% currently. The outlet says the presidency “is not expected to publish a full list of backers until next week”, adding that the EU is “widely expected to join the pledge”.

Carbon Brief reports on CB Connect that, as of Tuesday, there was a list of 15 signatories to the pledge, as well as another 32 countries that have signalled their support. 

Bloombergreports that the UK “will endorse” the electrification goal, citing comments made by prime minister Andy Burnham.

The Associated Press reports that NGOs have cautioned that “without strong safeguards”, the mining boom triggered by the pledge “could have serious environmental and human rights impacts across the globe”.

Elsewhere at COP31, Reuters reports that “world leaders have set out competing positions and made clashing demands in two days of intense speech-making at the COP31 climate change talks in Turkey, leaving negotiators with a tough task”. 

Semafor reports that African countries want COP31 to set out how the world will deliver on last year’s pledge to triple adaptation finance. Meanwhile, Pacific island nations have left “empty handed” from COP31 “pledging event” for a new fund dubbed the Pacific Resilience Facility, according to Climate Home News.

MORE ON COP31

• The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ​has agreed a record $1.6bn financing deal with COP31 host Turkey to support ‌its climate goals, according to Reuters.
• Devex reports that Turkey is using 3m litres of biodiesel to power the COP31 venue – “a fuel shown to be 80% worse for the climate than fossil fuels”.
• In an interview with the Independent, UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband says the billions pledged by countries towards the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) represents a ”powerful signal” of climate finance.
• A group of small island states plans to create a climate fund backed by a charge on money that islanders receive from abroad to eventually raise around $3bn ​a year, according to Reuters.

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