Minister Kurum: It will be said that 'Something has changed in Antalya'

The 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, hosted by Turkey, has left two days behind. The main theme of the conference yesterday was energy and transportation.

COP31 President and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum attended the "Joint Meeting of COP Former Presidents". Previous term COP Presidents issued a joint statement to support Turkey's presidency. The institution said, "We want to make COP31 an implementation COP. We will hold a conference where we can say, 'Something has changed in Antalya. We made important decisions for our future in Antalya.'"

Chairman of Negotiations and Australian Minister of Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said, "This COP is the implementation and acceleration COP. Murat and I, Turkey and Australia, have combined two forces to help the world."

'European leader'

Answering the questions of members of the press, Kurum said that Turkey is rapidly moving away from fossil fuels with electrification investments and said, "Today, Turkey is in a leading position in Europe in renewable energy. It is one of the countries that makes the largest renewable energy investments in the world, and we are in the sixth position in Europe and the 11th in the world."

'45 airports were certified'

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu attended the "Airport Carbon Accreditation Award Ceremony within the scope of COP31". Uraloğlu said, "45 airports operated by DHMI have been certified at different levels. DHMI has become the airport operator with the most carbon accreditation certificates in Europe."

Targets in energy

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, at the International Energy Agency Energy Ministers Meeting he attended, said, "We will direct our increasing energy demand from oil and natural gas to electrical energy. We will increase the share of renewable energy in the total installed power from 63 percent today to 77 percent in 2040." Bayraktar said, "We anticipate that the steps we will take in the field of energy efficiency through electrification will provide cumulative savings of 240 billion dollars to our country by 2040. According to our estimates, we need an investment of approximately 300 billion dollars for this transformation by 2040."

'TANAP of electricity'

On the margins of the summit, an agreement on strategic partnership in the field of clean energy was signed between Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Georgia. Bayraktar, who signed the agreement, said, "With this project, which we describe as 'TANAP of Electricity', we aim to deliver electricity produced from clean energy sources to European markets via the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Bulgaria route."

The world met in Antalya

Participants from all over the world met in Antalya for COP31, which Turkey hosted for the first time. The traditional clothes of the countries created colorful images.

Demirören MTAL students are at COP31 with their projects

Demirören Media and Technology Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (MTAL) students are exhibiting five projects they developed in the Startup Zone within the scope of COP31. Projects prepared by students; It focuses on energy efficiency, combating extreme temperatures, public health and marine protection.

'A safe food future is a global goal'

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı attended the "Turquoise Connectivity Initiative Introduction and Agriculture Ministers Round Table Meeting". Yumaklı said, "Creating a safe food future is not a responsibility that our countries can undertake alone. This is a global goal that requires common will and long-term cooperation."