With the price of oil skyrocketing due to the conflict in Iran and deadly heat waves and floods the order of the day, the world's governments should be focused on the fight against the climate emergency and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. But, paradoxically, this year's UN climate change summit, COP31, which kicks off this Monday in Turkey, is shaping up to be one of the most inconsequential and least productive of all those held so far. The Turkish government shares the presidency of the summit with Australia's (it was the consensus solution they found because both countries wanted to host the summit) and, in an attempt to offer some tangible result from the meeting, proposes including in the final agreement a commitment to reach 35% electrification by 2035 globally (we are currently at 23%).