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PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN

DELIVERED A STATEMENT

AT THE WORLD LEADERS

CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT

OF COP 29

President Recep Tayyip this rate, we rank fifth in President Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan participated the Europe and 11th in the world. Erdoğan explained that they
World Leaders Climate We give utmost priority to submitted the Climate Law,
Action Summit of the renewable energy, energy which included the emission
efficiency and nuclear energy
29th Conference of the within the scope of our 2053 trading system, to the Par-
liament. He added: "Before
Parties to the United net zero emission targets." COP-29, we submitted our
Nations Framework two-year climate transpa-
Convention on Climate At the beginning of his rency report and long-term
Change (COP29) in speech, President Erdoğan climate strategy to the
congratulated President
Baku, Azerbaijan. Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan Secretariat. We launched our
for hosting the summit and strategic action plans to mi-
President Erdoğan delivered stated that Türkiye is one of tigate climate change for the
his statement at the High-Le- the countries most affected period between 2024-2030.
vel Segment of COP29 for by the climate crisis. He also The share of renewables in
Heads of State and Govern- noted, "We transform our key Türkiye's total installed capa-
ment. During his speech, he sectors in line with our vision city reached 59 percent. With
noted that "We launched our of reaching the target of net this rate, we rank fifth in
strategic action plans to mi- zero emissions and green Europe and 11th in the world.
tigate climate change for the development by 2053. We We give utmost priority to
period between 2024-2030. will continue our efforts to renewable energy, energy
The share of renewables in implement the green finance efficiency and nuclear energy
Türkiye's total installed capa- strategy and establish a natio- within the scope of our 2053
city reached 59 percent. With nal green taxonomy." net zero emission targets"

President Erdogan stated that We continue to promote paign is launched for the
they will increase the instal- TOGG, our national electric effective use of water resour-
"Zero Waste Project led capacity of wind and solar car. The Zero Waste Project, ces and millions of trees are
planted every November 11,
energy from 31 thousand
which was initiated by first
on the National Afforestation
lady Emine Erdoğan and car-
megawatts to 120 thousand
Contributed to Our Fight megawatts in 2035 and they ried to the global level, cont- Day, and added: "Without a
ributed to our fight against
doubt, all these efforts have
aim to reach a capacity of
climate change. In this way,
high economic costs. I believe
20 thousand megawatts in
Against Climate Change" nuclear energy by 2050, and we have prevented the release that this summit will set a
climate finance goal that will
of 5.9 million tons of green-
said, "Our National Energy
Efficiency Action Plan (for
countries, to make our global
2024-2030), aims to reduce house gas emissions since the meet the needs of developing
beginning of the project."
emissions by 100 million tons efforts stronger and more
of carbon dioxide equivalent. President Erdoğan also noted effective."
that a water efficiency cam-