UN climate summit pushes countries to triple electrification rate by 2035

Major economies are pledging to increase electricity's share of total energy use from 23% globally to 35% by 2035, with countries like Norway, Rwanda, and China already demonstrating cost and convenience gains from high EV adoption and grid

First covered Nov 12, 2026 · 9:00 PM PT · 1 article

UN climate summit pushes countries to triple electrification rate by 2035 — Image via theguardian.com

Coverage

10h Guardian Environment ‘I spend less, that’s all that matters’: life in the world’s most electrified countries — Owning an electric car, driving an electric motorbike taxi, riding scooters – we speak to people in Oslo, Kigali and Shanghai about their everyday routines The…

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Discussion

Bluesky: @fionaharvey.bsky.social Fiona Harvey · 9h ago · 20 ♥ Electric joy! By. @mirandabryant www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Appeared in: 2026-11-13 (#2)

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