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← UNFCCC Official Side Events, Friday 13 November
Day 5 of COP31 · Finance and Trade day

Harnessing Electrification for Energy Access, Investment and Economic Development

When
Friday 13 November, 18:30 to 20:00Antalya time
Where
UNFCCC Official Side EventsBlue Zone
Organised by
International Energy Agency (IEA), Energy Efficiency Council
Topics
Energy transitionClimate finance

IEA and ElectrifyNow will gather Ministers and senior policymakers to discuss how to accelerate electrification, scale clean energy investment and expand energy access in EMDEs to deliver on climate pledges, clean industrialisation, and development drawing on IEA latest analysis and COP31 priorities Speakers: High-level speakers from the COP31 Presidency, IEA, governments, IGOs, civil society and the private sector, from both advanced economies and EMDEs, ensuring geographical, thematic and gender balance.