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Minister Kurum says COP31 in Antalya will focus on zero waste and green production
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum said during the leaders’ session ahead of COP31 in Fiji that the conference to be held in Antalya will focus on zero waste, green production, seas and oceans. Kurum called for limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees and tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030.
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and Chair of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) Murat Kurum outlined the working agenda for COP31, which will be held in Antalya. Kurum said the agenda would focus on zero waste, green production, seas and oceans, as well as electrification.
Kurum spoke during the general leaders’ session held as part of the meetings ahead of COP31 in Fiji. He said the meetings he attended after his visit to Tuvalu represented an important stage in preparations for the conference planned to take place in Antalya in November.
Call for joint action on the climate agenda
Kurum said Türkiye aimed to bring different parties together around a vision based on unity, resilience and joint efforts, adding that it was necessary to move from discussion to implementation. He called for stronger dialogue and consensus in the fight against the climate crisis and for concrete steps to be taken.
Kurum said the goal of limiting the rise in global average temperatures to 1.5 degrees must be maintained and that countries’ nationally determined contributions should be strengthened. He also called for renewable energy capacity to be tripled and energy efficiency to be doubled by 2030.
Highlighting the importance of an orderly, fair and equitable transition away from fossil fuels, Kurum said electrification, energy storage and the transformation of electricity grids would strengthen energy security and reduce costs. He added that these steps would help reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Kurum said increasing electricity’s share of energy use to 35 percent by 2035 would be one of the key issues addressed at COP31. He added that Türkiye would continue its efforts to achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050.
Emphasis on protecting seas and oceans
Kurum said seas and oceans were among the most important systems regulating the Earth’s climate and constituted the largest carbon sinks. He said these areas also played a fundamental role in food security, adding that action was needed against ocean warming and acidification, rising sea levels and biodiversity loss.
Kurum said rising sea levels and floods posed existential threats to small island states. He emphasized the importance of protecting these countries’ sovereignty, maritime areas and rights from the impacts of climate change.
Kurum also called for strengthening scientific research on oceans and for greater participation by young people and Indigenous peoples in international efforts to combat climate change.
Climate finance and resilience fund
Kurum said climate finance should be distributed fairly and called on the international financial system to provide grants and financing on favorable terms to small island states and least developed countries. He also called on developed countries to contribute to the Pacific Resilience Fund.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, Fiji’s Minister for Information, Environment and Climate Change Linda Tabuya, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, and representatives of Indigenous peoples and young people attended the meetings ahead of COP31 in Fiji.
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