The UK has backed Türkiye’s ‘35 by 35’ pledge to increase electricity’s share of global energy use to 35 per cent by 2035.

The pledge to electrify homes, transport and economies was made at  COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye.

The UK sees clean electrification as critical to delivering the existing UN commitments on tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency and transitioning away from fossil fuels by 2030.

The Prime Minister delivered the UK National Statement at COP31, where he set out his support for the Summit’s focus on electrification, which he said will bring energy security, good jobs and lower bills.

Currently, less than a quarter of the world’s energy is supplied through electricity. Under the pledge, countries will work together to increase that to more than a third by 2035, allowing economies to rely less on imported fossil fuels and more on homegrown clean energy.

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh said: "A crisis thousands of miles away shouldn’t decide what British families pay for energy. That’s why we’re backing this pledge to speed up efforts to electrify our homes, businesses, and transport.

"The answer to climate change and affordable bills is the same: homegrown clean energy. By upgrading our homes and electrifying our economy, we can create good jobs in communities and cut bills for families."