Name: European Commissioner Dan JØRGENSEN in Antalya, Türkiye for the COP31
Uploaded: 2026-11-10T11:15:16+00:00
Duration: 215 s

European Commissioner Dan JØRGENSEN in Antalya, Türkiye for the COP31

10 November 2026

Contents updated on 10 Nov 2026

Commissioner Dan Jørgensen thanks the Australian–Turkish COP31 Presidency and IEA’s Fatih Birol, frames the current energy crisis and fossil-fuel disruptions, and aligns the EU with the global stocktake’s call to transition away from fossil fuels. He endorses the Presidency’s priorities on electrification (including the Electrify Now initiative), a global target for energy efficiency in buildings, and the zero‑waste agenda for methane reduction under the Global Methane Pledge, stressing implementation, partnerships, and delivery of clean, secure and affordable energy.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 European Commission

Follow its sittings

00:18 - 00:55

Speaker 2

Thank you, Fatih, and let me also start by congratulating the hosts and the presidency. You've done a tremendous job, Australia and Türkiye, preparing this COPs. So we look very much forward to concluding some impressive results in the next couple of weeks. And also you, Fatih, your tireless leadership in not only the COP process, but all the global processes that are there that matter. You are smack-bang in the middle of it always, and the electrification agenda, you've really been a leader in many years.

00:55 - 02:48

Speaker 1

So thank you so much for that. Excellencies, friends, the COP brings us together at a time of great turbulence. Once again, war has disrupted fossil fuel supplies. Once again, energy prices have risen, and once again, our citizens are paying the price. These challenges reinforce our shared direction as set out in the first global stocktake to transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly, and equitable manner.

The EU therefore welcomes the priorities of the Turkish presidency, which can help us to carry this work forward. First, on electrification. To bring the presidency's 35 by 35 ambition within reach, electrification must go hand-in-hand with clean power, modern grids, storage, and energy efficiency. Globally, we must take this whole system approach, and we must build partnerships that enable every country to benefit. That is the purpose of Electrify Now, bringing governments, businesses, and finance together to turn political ambition into practical cooperation.

I invite all of you to join this growing community. Second, the EU welcomes the proposal for a global target on energy efficiency in buildings. Better insulation, efficient cooling, and heat pumps can lower bills and reduce dependencies on fossil fuels. By helping our household to meet the upfront costs, we can multiply these benefits. Finally, the presidency's zero-waste agenda can make an important contribution to methane reductions.

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