EU priorities for COP 31: implementation, electrification and climate finance

The European Commission set out on 6 November 2026 the EU’s priorities for the COP31 UN climate conference, to be held from 9 to 20 November in Antalya (Türkiye). The Commission said the EU would work with partners on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the outcome of its first Global Stocktake.

The Commission stated that the EU would continue mitigation and adaptation efforts, advance the clean energy transition and reach climate neutrality by 2050. It cited clean electrification, renewable energy, the transition away from fossil fuels and investment, amid geopolitical and energy security challenges.

It listed targets of net GHG emissions cuts of at least 55% by 2030 and 90% by 2040, and a 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of 66.25% to 72.5% below 1990 levels.

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