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MINISTER KURUM TOLD THE WORLD ABOUT TURKEY’S
EFFORTS FOR COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26)
Climate Change, attended the Great Economies Forum held in Glasgow, the measures to be taken to maintain the
(MEF) video conference on “Energy and Climate” and tal- 1.5 degree limit in global temperature rise, financial soluti-
ked about Turkey’s efforts for combating climate change ons in the fight against climate change and the issues that
and drew attention to the importance of global cooperati- need to be addressed urgently in the future were discus-
on. The Great Economies Forum (MEF) Ministerial Meeting sed. In the second session, the ministers presented their
on “Energy and Climate”, hosted online by the USA, was ideas in line with the targets of “National methane action
held in two main sessions. plans, non-deforestation agricultural supply chains, zero
In the first session of the meeting, the decisions taken at the carbon power and zero emission vehicle”.
“WE CONSIDER
THE PROCESS AS
AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR OUR GREEN
DEVELOPMENT
MOVEMENT”
Addressing the environment ministers of the participa- “We left the 26th Conference of the Parties with signi-
ting countries in the first session of the meeting, chaired ficant achievements for our world. Together we have
by the US Special Climate Envoy John Kerry, Minister Ku- demonstrated the determination necessary to limit the
rum emphasized that there are major crises all over the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. From
world due to climate change and the importance of co- now on, we need to fulfill the long-term goal of the Pa-
operation in the fight against these crises that deeply af-
fect our lives. Stating that as Turkey, they will update the ris Climate Agreement, together with the decisions of
National Contribution Statement until the end of 2022 in the Rulebook and the Conference of the Parties. As a
line with the 2053 net zero emission target announced country, we consider the social, economic and environ-
by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister Kurum sta- mental transformation that will accelerate this process
ted that negotiation processes with all parties continue as an opportunity for our country to realize its green
in this direction. Minister Murat Kurum continued his spe- development move.”
ech as follows:
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