Overview
- The conference opened in Antalya on Monday, November 9, with Turkey making electrification its central voluntary goal and unveiling a $500 billion national roadmap to expand wind and solar to roughly 175 GW.
- Turkey’s '35 by 35' target does not require that new electricity be low carbon, prompting the EU and campaigners to press for language that ties electrification to renewables or other non‑fossil sources.
- Turkey remains heavily coal dependent, with about one‑third of its power from coal in 2025, and critics warn boosting electricity demand without a coal‑exit plan risks higher emissions rather than decarbonisation.
- Local resistance in İkizköy to a lignite‑mine expansion and the appearance of Limak/YK Enerji among COP sponsors have raised questions about the host’s credibility and potential conflicts between domestic energy policy and climate leadership.
- Negotiations have seen early friction over money, with African delegations calling to triple adaptation finance and several wealthy parties reluctant to commit larger public funds, leaving delivery and implementation on the table at Antalya.