In a Guardian exclusive interview at the Cop31 summit in Antalya, where 185 governments are weighing a resolution to derive 35% of final energy from electricity by 2035, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol says the world has left coal, oil and gas behind and entered "the age of electricity". He forecasts some 12,000 gigawatts of new generation in the next decade, says air conditioning, AI datacentres and transport are driving demand, and reports Saudi Arabia and Russia are said to oppose the resolution.