The 35 percent electrification by 2035 target builds on the goal to triple renewables and double energy efficiency by 2030, ensuring that new clean power reaches buildings, transport, and industry. Crux Alliance members are experts in crafting policies to support a clean grid and widespread, flexible electrification, and will be bringing their knowledge and experience to COP31 to inform implementation pathways.
If you will be in Antalya, we hope to see you at the following events:
9 November
9:30 - 10:45 AM
Buildings and Cooling Pavilion, Blue Zone
Delivering Low-Carbon Buildings through Efficiency, Electrification and Heat Pumps
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Dimitri Pescia, Director, Power System Transformation, Agora Energiewende
9 November
10:45 - 11:45 AM
Blue Zone, SDG Pavillion
Bridge the Gap: Connecting People, Places, and Opportunities to Accelerate SDG Delivery
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Clair Birungi, Africa Director, ITDP
9 November
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Global Renewables Hub Pavilion
Powering the Decade of Electrification: Renewable Supply, Grids and System Flexibility – Insights from WETO 2026
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Dimitri Pescia, Director, Power System Transformation, Agora Energiewende
9 November
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Side Event Room Brown
Renewables, Modern Grids, and Just and Affordable Electrification: What, Where and for Whom?
Crux Alliance featured speakers:
Bishal Thapa, Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, CLASP
Dimitri Pescia, Director, Power System Transformation, Agora Energiewende
9 November
4:00 - 4:50 PM
Transport Pavilion
9 November
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Transport Pavilion
10 November
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Green Zone, Türkiye Pavillion
Tackling Industrial Decarbonization Together with Sustainable Sevelopment: Opportunities for National Industrial Policy and International Cooperation
Crux Alliance featured speakers:
Rabia Ferroukhi, Executive Director, INETTT (Moderator)
Rosana Santos, Executive Director, E+ Energy Transition Institute
Fabian Barrera, Programme Lead International Collaboration and Markets, Agora Industry
10 November
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
German Pavilion, Blue Zone
Modern Grids as the Backbone of Secure, Affordable and Clean Electrification
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Dimitri Pescia, Director, Power System Transformation, Agora Energiewende
10 November
12:30 - 1:15 PM
Room 1, Türkiye Pavillion, Blue Zone
Efficiency Meets Electrification: Powering the Path to Net Zero
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Alkım Bağ, Director, SHURA
10 November
1:30 - 2:15 PM
Koc Pavillion Main Stage, Green Zone
From Efficiency to Resilience: The Role of the Home-Appliance Industry in the Energy Transition
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Ana Maria Carreño, Senior Director, CLASP
10 November
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Special Event Room 6 (Amphitheatre)
Mission Efficiency: One Year of Delivering on the Plan to Accelerate Doubling Energy Efficiency
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Bishal Thapa, Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, CLASP
10 November
2:30 - 4:00 PM
EU Pavilion, Blue Zone
Decarbonising Road Transport in the Global South
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Tim Dallmann, Global Programs Director, International Council on Clean Transportation
10 November
2:45 - 4:15 PM
Africa Pavillion
Building the Momentum: Energy Efficiency as a Lever for Africa’s Transformation
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Lauren Boucher, Senior Manager – Research, CLASP
10 November
4:30 - 6:00 PM
South Africa Pavilion
Presidential Climate Commission: Energy affordability and Free Basic Electricity in a Transforming Energy Sector
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
TBC
10 November
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Room 5, Blue Zone
Scaling Global Road Freight Electrification
High-level ministerial session
10 November
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Special Event Room 6 (Amphitheatre)
Mission Efficiency: One Year of Delivering on the Plan to Accelerate Doubling Energy Efficiency
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Bishal Thapa, Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, CLASP
10 November
2:30 - 4:00 PM
EU Pavilion, Blue Zone
Decarbonising Road Transport in the Global South
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Tim Dallmann, Global Programs Director, International Council on Clean Transportation
10 November
4:30 - 6:00 PM
South Africa Pavilion
Presidential Climate Commission: Energy affordability and Free Basic Electricity in a Transforming Energy Sector
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
TBC
10 November
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Room 5, Blue Zone
Scaling Global Road Freight Electrification
High-level ministerial session
11 November
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Blue Zone, Special Event Room 1
Grids & Electrification Ministerial Session and Launch of the Technical Assistance Hub
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Dimitri Pescia, Director, Power System Transformation, Agora Energiewende
11 November
12:30 - 1:15 PM
Room 3, Türkiye Pavilion, Blue Zone
An Implementation Dialogue on Accelerating Electrification in Industry, Mobility, and Buildings Across all Economies
Crux Alliance featured speakers:
Alkım Bağ, Director, SHURA (Moderator)
Fabian Barrera, Programme Lead International Collaboration and Markets, Agora Industry
11 November
1:00 - 2:00 PM
UK Pavilion, Blue Zone
The Future of Grids: Accelerating Grid Infrastructure Investment and Demand Flexibility
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Fabian Barrera, Programme Lead International Collaboration and Markets, Agora Industry
11 November
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Cities, Buildings and Cooling Pavilion, Blue Zone
Accelerating Industry Action for Sustainable Cooling
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Ana Maria Carreño, Senior Director, CLASP
11 November
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Nordic Pavilion, Blue Zone
Nordic Experience, Global Impact: Accelerating the EV Transition
Crux Alliance featured speakers:
Heather Thompson, CEO, ITDP
13 November
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Viet Nam Pavilion, Blue Zone
Journey towards Net Zero – Creating a Synchronized, Sustainable Green Building and Transport Ecosystem Resilient to Climate Change
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Tim Dallmann, Global Programs Director, International Council on Clean Transportation
13 November
12:45 - 1:45 PM
Nordic Pavilion, Blue Zone
Better Buses, Better Cities: Delivering BRT through International Cooperation
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Clair Birungi, Africa Director, ITDP
16 November
9:00 - 10:00 AM
A – SPE 5, Blue Zone
Defining and Scaling Low-Carbon Steel: Value Chains, Standards and Investment
Crux Alliance featured speakers:
Rosana Santos, Executive Director, E+ Energy Transition Institute
Simone Klein, Energy Transition Analyst, E+ Energy Transition Institute
16 November
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Türkiye Pavilion, Blue Zone
eCooking IoT Appliances Demonstration
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Nyamolo Abagi, Director – Clean Energy Access, CLASP
16 November
10:15 - 11:15 AM
Global Mutirão Auditorium, Brazil Pavilion
Beyond Borders: Partnerships for Scaling a Global Industrial Transition
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Simone Klein, Energy Transition Analyst, E+ Energy Transition Institute
16 November
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Implementation Hub Pavilion, Blue Zone
The Future of Cities: Resilient, Inclusive, and Scalable Urban Solutions
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Edlayan Passos, Energy Specialist, E+ Energy Transition Institute
16 November
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Implementation Hub Pavilion, Blue Zone
The Global Sustainable Fuels Market
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Daniela Higgen, Bioenergy and Forest Solutions Specialist, E+ Energy Transition Institute
17 November
11:15 - 12:15 AM
Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion
Enabling a Just Electrification: Integrated Solutions for the Future of the Power Sector in Latin America
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Edlayan Passos, Energy Specialist, E+ Energy Transition Institute
17 November
12:20 - 12:55 PM
Side Event Room Yellow
Making Electrification Viable: The Energy Transition of Last-Mile Networks
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Gashaw Aberra, Africa’s Public Transport and Electrification Manager, ITDP
17 November
4:15 - 5:15 PM
RCF Pavilion
Unlocking Investment for Electric Buses in the Global South
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Gonggomtua Sitanggang, Southeast Asia Director, ITDP
Claire Birungi, Africa Director, ITDP
17 November
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Side Event Room 2, DALYAN
Just Transition through Green Industrialisation: Enabling Conditions for the Global South
Crux Alliance featured speakers:
Edlayan Passos, Energy Specialist, E+ Energy Transition Institute
Simone Klein, Energy Transition Analyst, E+ Energy Transition Institute
Flávia Pierry, Communications Liaison, E+ Energy Transition Institute
Daniel Rocha, Energy Transition Diplomacy Analyst, E+ Energy Transition Institute
18 November
9:30 - 11:00 AM
UNIDO Pavilion
Steel Decarbonisation at COP31: From Roadmaps to Investment
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Karina Marzano, Project Lead Trade and International Partnerships, Agora Industry
TBC
TBC
TBC
Solar Supply Chains
Crux Alliance featured speakers:
Dr. Jahel Mielke, Director Communications, Agora Energiewende
TBC
Blue Zone, Pakistan Pavillion
Unlocking Renewable Energy Integration through PowerMarket Reform: Insights from an International Think Tank Collaboration
Crux Alliance featured speaker:
Moderator: Dr. Sena Serhadlıoğulu, Senior Energy Analyst, SHURA
Rabia Ferroukhi, Executive Director, INETTT