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Valérie DEKIMPE

UNCOVERED: Cop31 climate summit can we electrify the world | History Defined

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Cover image: Turkey, the host of COP31, is set to launch a global initiative aiming to electrify a third of the world economy. © AFP

The UN's annual climate change summit, known as COP31, opens this Monday in Turkey amid deep concern following deadly heatwaves in Europe and deadly floods in Nepal. A "super El Niño" in the Pacific is also expected to drive more extreme weather events. In response, COP31 host Turkey is set to launch a global initiative aiming to electrify a third of the world economy. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.

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