# Turkey pushes transition at COP31 as coal burns

https://mins.news/en/item/135207

- DW, 2026-11-09 08:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-pushes-for-transition-at-cop31-as-coal-burns/a-79871687?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Turkey is hosting the UN climate talks in Antalya and urging global emissions cuts while expanding renewables at home. But coal-fired power has grown by about one-third in a decade, and the country has not set a date to phase out coal. Its “35x35” pledge seeks to raise global electrification by 2035.

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