A climate summit began in Antalya, Turkey, amid low expectations and divisions between countries. The meeting is focusing on practical measures, including more efficient data centres, reducing household waste, reusing materials and increasing the share of energy used as electricity. Proposed measures include replacing gas and coal in industry with electricity, expanding electric car use and installing more heat pumps.

The summit presidency said the global share of electricity in energy use should rise from about 23 percent currently to 35 percent within nine years. The target is presented as a way to reduce fossil-fuel dependence, energy costs and emissions, but its feasibility is uncertain: International Energy Agency calculations indicate that even an optimistic scenario would bring the share to no more than 33 percent by 2035. The plans also need to account for pressure on electricity grids during peak demand.