COP31: We’re Missing a Big Problem With 35-by-35 Electrification

Electrification is the big theme at this year’s United Nations climate change conference, known as COP31, now taking place in Antalya, Turkey. But despite efforts to unite attendees, a fight is already brewing over whether a pledge to speed the electricity transition should require the use of clean energy. It’s the wrong thing to bicker about. Instead, countries should worry more about what that electricity is powering.