European Commissioner Dan JØRGENSEN in Antalya, Türkiye for the COP31
10 November 2026
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European Commission
Follow its sittings00:00 - 00:03
Speaker 1
Commissioner, the floor is yours.
00:03 - 01:47
Speaker 2
Thank you so much. As we speak, another energy crisis is hitting households and businesses. The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is driving up fuel bills, transport costs and food prices. It is compounding the energy, fertilizer and food crisis caused by Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. Once again, we are faced with a clear fact.
Our dependence on imported fossil fuels leaves our economies exposed to disruptions beyond our control. It is important that we draw lessons. And the first lesson is that our climate ambitions, economic competitiveness and energy security are inseparable. We must secure the supplies we need today, while reducing our exposure to the next shock. Europe will stay the course.
We will continue to invest in clean power, resilient grids and electric technologies for economic, for our resilience and for the freedom to shape our own future. We cannot achieve either of these ambitions without electrification. We are entering what the IEA has called the age of electricity. And our ambition in Europe is to become an electro continent. But we're also looking beyond our borders, because this opportunity belongs to every region.
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