Antalya, 9 November 2026 — The COP31 climate conference has brought the energy transition into the home. Turkish appliance maker Beko opened its booth at the COP31 Green Zone in Antalya on Sunday, showing how connected, efficient appliances can cut the energy and water households use every day — the part of daily life where, the company says, most of its climate footprint is created.
Beko’s booth (E-0001) stands in the pavilion of its parent company, Koç Holding, at the Antalya Expo Center. Koç Holding is a COP31 Global Business Partner. The display focuses on heat-pump dishwashing, induction cooking, connected appliances, efficient cooling and solar panels — the technologies the company presents as the household side of the conference’s electrification push.
COP31 home energy and the 35 by 35 pledge
The COP31 Presidency has introduced the “35 by 35” Global Electrification Pledge, which aims to raise electricity’s share of global final energy consumption from just over 20 percent to 35 percent by 2035. As more of daily life runs on electricity — from cooling to the electrification of cooking — the efficiency of the appliances people use every day carries more weight.
For Beko, that weight is large. The company says Scope 3 value-chain emissions — the indirect emissions from upstream and downstream operations — account for 99 percent of its total emissions, and more than 80 percent of those come from the use of its products in people’s homes. That makes efficiency in use the company’s biggest lever, and the reason its COP31 showcase is built around the home.
What visitors see at the booth
At the centre of the booth is HomeWhiz, Beko’s smart home platform. Through its Energy Management panel, households can track the energy and water their connected appliances use, including the Diamond Series dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer and oven. Visitors will also see FlexiStart, a new HomeWhiz feature that uses electricity price information to help connected washing machines, dishwashers and tumble dryers run during lower-cost periods. FlexiStart will be available from January 2027, with energy provider integration starting in Germany and Türkiye.
In the kitchen, the induction hob brings the electrification of cooking into everyday use. It connects to HomeWhiz for remote control, monitoring and notifications, and its SafeCook sensor stops cooking when the water runs dry to prevent burning. The built-in oven uses an AI-supported camera to recognise the food, follow the cooking and end it automatically at the optimised time, while monitoring its own energy use.
The AI-enabled Diamond Series dishwasher uses heat-pump technology to heat the wash water efficiently, giving it 50 percent higher energy efficiency than the EU energy class A threshold. Its SensorAdapt programme measures the load and how dirty the dishes are, then adjusts the washing settings to match. At the end of the programme, the door opens automatically and uses natural airflow to dry the dishes without using extra energy.
In the laundry, the washing machine has 60 percent higher energy efficiency than the energy class A threshold and tracks both its energy and water use. Its EnergySpin technology uses re-engineered drum movements that dissolve detergent earlier in the cycle, reducing the need for higher heat and using up to 35 percent less energy across everyday wash cycles than equivalent Beko machines without the technology. The tumble dryer alongside it is rated energy class A and also monitors its energy use.
“People shouldn’t have to become energy experts to use less energy. A dishwasher that sets its own energy efficient wash, or an app that shows what each cycle actually used, turns a climate goal into a daily habit. That is the test we hold our technology to. Countries come to COP31 to agree targets, and households will need the right technology to help meet them. That is why we showcase our appliances in Antalya,” said Can Dinçer, CEO of Beko.
Cooling in a warming world
Cooling is the other half of the home-energy story at the booth. According to UNEP’s Global Cooling Watch 2025, launched at COP30 in Belém, cooling demand could more than triple by 2050 under business as usual. In emerging markets in particular, the challenge is access to cooling that is both efficient and affordable.
Beko is showing two answers: its Smart Plus Inverter air conditioner, rated A++ and connected to HomeWhiz, and a 60 cm combi refrigerator with 20 percent higher energy efficiency than the energy class A threshold. Its AI AutonomousPro system continuously learns from usage habits and environmental conditions, optimising cooling cycles to reduce energy consumption by up to 20 percent while delivering up to 20 percent longer-lasting freshness. The booth also features Arçelik solar panels, whose bifacial design generates electricity from both sides and which are produced with domestically made solar cells.
Why homes matter for COP31’s targets
The household focus fits the conference’s own agenda. A new International Energy Agency special report on buildings efficiency, prepared at the request of Türkiye and Australia under the COP31 Presidency’s strategic partnership with the IEA, finds that energy used in buildings accounts for around 30 percent of total final energy consumption, about half of all electricity use, and 2.8 gigatonnes of direct CO2 emissions. The COP31 Presidency has proposed cutting buildings’ energy intensity by at least 25 percent by 2035, and the IEA finds that target achievable with technologies and policies already available — with more efficient equipment making the largest single contribution, around 40 percent of the improvement.
The COP31 Green Zone, where Beko’s booth stands, is the public face of the conference, open to visitors throughout the summit. The energy theme continues on 10 November, COP31’s Energy and Transport Day, when the COP31 electrification agenda faces its renewables test.
Key facts
- Beko opened booth E-0001 at the Koç Holding Pavilion in the COP31 Green Zone, Antalya Expo Center, on 9 November 2026.
- The COP31 “35 by 35” pledge aims to raise electricity’s share of final energy from just over 20 percent to 35 percent by 2035.
- Scope 3 emissions are 99 percent of Beko’s total emissions, and more than 80 percent of those come from product use in homes.
- The Diamond Series dishwasher is 50 percent more efficient than the EU energy class A threshold; the washing machine is 60 percent more efficient.
- UNEP’s Global Cooling Watch 2025 finds cooling demand could more than triple by 2050 under business as usual.
- Energy used in buildings is around 30 percent of total final energy consumption and about half of all electricity use, according to the IEA.
What happens next at COP31
On 10 November, Beko CEO Can Dinçer will speak on the panel “From Efficiency to Resilience: The Role of the Home-Appliance Industry in the Energy Transition” at the Koç Holding Pavilion, and on “Cooling a Warming World: Energy Access and Climate Resilience in Emerging Markets” at the Türkiye Pavilion in the Blue Zone. Beko’s Chief Sustainability, Quality, and Customer Care Officer, Fatih Özkadı, will speak on green value chains on 10 November and moderate a related panel on 11 November. On 13 November, Chief Financial Officer Barış Alparslan will join panels on financing the green transition at the Koç Holding Pavilion.
The message from the booth is simple: the targets agreed at COP31 will be met in part in kitchens, laundry rooms and living rooms. Efficient appliances, the company argues, turn a climate goal into a daily habit — one wash, one meal and one cooling cycle at a time.
