UN chief Antonio Guterres urged countries to set clear timelines for phasing out fossil fuels and turn transition plans into concrete action. (EPA Images pic)ANTALYA: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged nations at COP31 to plan for a future without fossil fuels, even as summit hosts Turkey celebrated the discovery of new oil reserves.

Fossil fuels took centre stage at the UN climate summit where Turkey is seeking pledges to electrify the global economy rather than concrete new commitments to tackle coal, oil and gas.

Turkey's "electrification" push comes as scientists warned that emissions from burning fossil fuels – the primary driver of climate change – were projected to remain near-record highs for another year.