By Faustina Dagadu Leaders of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) have called for an accelerated global shift towards electrification and clean energy, describing it as a critical response to rising fossil fuel costs, energy insecurity and the worsening climate crisis. They said expanding electricity use across transport, buildings and industry would help countries reduce their dependence on imported fossil fuels, strengthen energy security and lower costs for households and businesses. Speaking at a joint COP31 Presidency press conference in Antalya, Türkiye, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, said countries faced a choice between embracing electrification and continuing to bear the economic consequences of dependence on fossil fuels. Nations now face a choice: electric or shock. Rewire the global economy for the electricity age. Or accept ongoing fossil fuel cost pain for families, firms, and national budgets,” he said. Stiell said clean energy...