Erdogan: Türkiye aims to raise electricity to 35% by 2035

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country aims to raise the rate of electricity in the global energy mix to 35 percent by 2035, reduce the growth of waste production by 50 percent, and increase the use of recycled materials in industrial activities, as part of the climate action agenda adopted by Turkey’s presidency of the COP31 conference.

Erdogan added, in his opening speech to the conference in Antalya, that his country seeks to make the conference a new station in confronting the climate crisis, saying: “We hope that this conference will constitute a new turning point in combating the climate crisis, and I believe that we will achieve this with your support.”

He pointed out that Turkey assumed the presidency of the conference with the aim of transforming it into an “implementation conference,” focusing on transforming climate pledges into practical steps, adding that the cooperation that his country has established with Australia, with which it shares the presidency of the conference, will give efforts to combat climate change “new momentum.”

Erdogan said that the world has made progress in putting the issue of climate change on the agenda of countries since the first climate conference held in Berlin 31 years ago, but he pointed out that this progress at the level of ideas and decisions has not been reflected to the same extent in implementation.

He added: “With every minute we fail to achieve the goals set in the Paris Agreement, the risks and costs we face continue to rise,” calling for a move from discussing challenges to taking practical measures.

In the context of Turkey's domestic trends, Erdogan said that his country continues to work to achieve the goal of zero emissions neutrality by 2053, by restructuring the energy, industry, transportation and agricultural sectors, and placing the green transformation at the core of its economic activities.

In another part of his speech, Erdogan linked the climate crisis to the repercussions of disputes and conflicts, noting that wars, migration, hunger and poverty weaken international solidarity, and he cited what is happening in the Gaza Strip.

Saudi Arabia has strengthened its exceptional measures to protect the flow of supply chains in the face of regional shipping disruptions, by forming a technical team to address operational obstacles, facilitating shipping procedures, and launching specialized centers to support beneficiaries in the aviation and port sectors.

According to the information, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics informed the local private sector of the formation of a technical team that includes representatives from the transport and logistics system, in addition to the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, to facilitate shipping procedures for all types of shipments from the affected airports, especially King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.

On Wednesday, the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) raised its forecast for the growth of the Italian economy during the current year to 0.9 percent, compared to a previous estimate of 0.7 percent last June, while it reduced its forecast for 2027 to 0.6 percent, compared to 0.7 percent previously.