Turkish media person: The joint construction of the “Belt and Road” brings major opportunities to green energy cooperation | News Living Room

China News Service, Istanbul, November 13 (Wei Yuan, Wang Gaofei, Xue Lingqiao) On November 12, local time, the "China-Turkey Dialogue on Ecological Civilization and Green Transformation" was held in Istanbul, Turkey during the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Nadir Temeloglu, editor-in-chief of Türkiye's "National Channel", said at the meeting that the climate crisis is not only an environmental issue, but also an issue related to fairness and justice. The joint construction of green energy cooperation projects under the framework of the “Belt and Road” initiative provides major opportunities for other countries.

This dialogue was hosted by China News Service and Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization Research Center, and co-organized by China News Network and the Environmental and Economic Policy Research Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. This is the second time that China News Agency’s “News Living Room” has held a series of events in Türkiye. Representatives from Chinese and Turkish government departments, research institutions, enterprises, media and other parties attended the meeting.

During the dialogue, Temeroglu spoke on topics such as climate equity, energy transition and Turkey-China green energy cooperation.

In his view, current global climate policies may solidify inequality and exacerbate inequality trends. Countries should give priority to the common interests of all mankind.

Temeloglu believes that to get out of this crisis, we need to establish a more complete concept of ecological civilization. Such a concept is based on harmony between man and nature and is based on the values ​​of equality, sharing, solidarity and mutual assistance.

He emphasized that new energy sources developed by humans must follow the principles of being affordable, easy to obtain, renewable and environmentally friendly. Therefore, renewable energy and green hydrogen should be favored by countries.

Temeloglu specifically pointed out that China’s ecological civilization practice has important reference significance for the world. He observed that China views the environmental costs brought about by rapid economic growth as an existential challenge and places ecological transformation at the core of its national security strategy. In addition, China’s concept of promoting the construction of ecological civilization in the fields of clean energy, green agriculture, and sustainable urbanization also has exemplary significance.

Temeloglu also talked about the green energy cooperation between Turkey and China under the framework of jointly building the “Belt and Road”. He said that green energy cooperation projects have brought significant opportunities to countries such as Türkiye. Therefore, cooperation between China and Türkiye and other countries in the field of green energy will not only help accelerate their respective development processes, but also help build a more just international order.

He said that it is difficult to achieve the green transformation process by relying on a single country alone. Only by taking into account the principles of respect for public interests, sharing, solidarity and equality among countries can countries around the world find substantive solutions.