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COP31 is the 31st meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This summit is an important platform for making agreements between countries in the fight against global warming.
The 31st UN Climate Summit, COP31, is being held in Türkiye this year. Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum is the term chairman of COP31.
The institution attended the Pre-COP summit in Fiji, where evaluations were made in different countries around the world before the climate summit. Speaking at the opening session, Kurum said, "When we come to Antalya, let's talk about what we did, not what we will do. We talked about what we will do. Let's talk about the results and results in Antalya." he said.
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At COP31, Türkiye will make new commitments that will increase its renewable energy targets.
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COP31 President and Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Kurum attended the Pre-COP meetings held in Tuvalu and Fiji before COP31 to be held in Antalya. In his speech, he emphasized that the 1.5 degree target is a matter of existence for countries like Tuvalu, emphasized the climate regulating role of the ocean, and put forward a 35% electrification target by 2035.

COP31 President Kurum visited the Pre-COP meetings held in the Pacific island countries Tuvalu and Fiji and emphasized the effects of the climate crisis. He stated that the 1.5 degree target is a matter of the existence or extinction of countries such as Tuvalu, and suggested that electrification would reduce fossil dependence and the climate regulating role of the ocean. He announced that preparations for COP31 are continuing in Antalya.

COP31 President Institution made inspections in Tuvalu, one of the countries most affected by climate change. The crisis experienced by Tuvalu, where 95% of its territory is expected to be submerged by 2100, will be one of the main agenda items of the COP31 summit in Antalya.

It was determined that untreated leachate from the solid waste storage facility in Yalova was mixed into the Marmara Sea through the stream. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change imposed an administrative fine of 5 million 34 thousand TL on YAKAB.

The heavy downpour and hail that hit the coastal districts of Hatay in the morning hours caused floods in homes and workplaces, damaged agricultural lands, and caused disruptions in transportation on the Arsuz-İskenderun highway.

Prof. from Konya Technical University. Dr. Fetullah Arık stated that the rains have not yet been reflected in the groundwater and the decline continues. While farmers were advised to plant with soil moisture instead of groundwater, it was reported that there were 734 sinkholes in the region, 704 of which were in Konya.