00:00Here at the COP31 climate summit, so the host of the summit, Turkey's environment minister has focused this year around
00:08one key goal, 35 by 35.
00:12What does that mean? Well, electrifying more than a third of the global economy by 2035, up from around a
00:21fifth today.
00:22Here's our conversation about that and his broader ambitions for this summit.
00:29When you look at the problem with respect to energy security, the main issue is that not every country is
00:38able to supply their own energy.
00:42So there is no full independence in terms of energy. As COP31 presidency, we propose energy independence.
00:49We want every country to be self-sufficient. We want them to be able to generate their power, their energy
00:55using their renewables
00:57and do this in a sustainable way. This is why this electrification target is very important.
01:04When you look at the current situation in the world, the political instability has increased and the wars and conflicts
01:13have increased electrification
01:15and some of them have limited. What does electrification require in production, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation?
01:25We require use of electricity more and we want this electricity to be generated through clean ways.
01:33We have a target that we have put forward for the year 2035. And when you look at the stages
01:40of this journey, we have to keep making progress.
01:43People who will seize this opportunity and lead it will be in the forefront in the future.
01:51The countries as required by their budgets or priorities are not leaning on this well enough or they cannot make
02:01more investments in this.
02:03But if the reason for the war is energy, do you want to continue fighting in this war or do
02:09you want to finish it for good?
02:10You have to make a decision. And the countries who are already taking action in this regard are becoming leaders
02:18in terms of production, employment, stability, because they have the know-how, they have the technology, they have the initiatives.
02:25If you just keep watching it, like the world becoming industrialized back in the year 1950s, the countries who were
02:35able to industrialize themselves
02:36are now called the developed countries. And now we're talking about the second 50 years of the world in climate
02:44change.
02:46If the countries lead it for the next 50 years, then they will make their citizens happy.
02:52If not, then they will be looking for their good days.
02:58I don't really believe that the fossil fuels will be an important means of energy in the future,
03:04because when you look at the cost of renewables and fossil fuels, it's almost by half.
03:10Renewable energy is 50% cheaper. And if there is something cheaper, why would you go for the expensive one
03:17when you will go for the affordable one, the cheaper one for your energy?
03:22And the world will have to prefer it. The world now has to make a decision.
03:28The societies, the young people are expecting this. If we are...
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