Antalya: Turkey announced on Tuesday that during its presidency of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), it will work to achieve six key global goals by 2035. Minister of Environment, Urban Planning, and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, stated during a briefing for diplomatic missions in Ankara on Tuesday that Turkey’s presidency of COP31 is based on three pillars: “dialogue, consensus, and action.”

According to National Iraqi News Agency, Kurum emphasized that the conference aims to move from setting goals to implementing them on the ground, making it an “implementation conference.” He explained that the six goals include increasing the global share of electricity to 35 percent, halving the increase in global waste, reducing energy consumption in buildings by 25 percent by 2035, and increasing the use of recyclable materials in industry to 15 percent.

He added that the fifth goal is to promote climate literacy globally, while the sixth involves establishing a “climate implementation bridge” to connect countries in need of support with funding sources capable of providing solutions. Kurum noted that Turkey is continuing its COP31 work in cooperation with Australia, calling on the private sector, banks, and investors to play a greater role in financing the green transition.

It is worth mentioning that Antalya, in southwestern Turkey, will host the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) from November 9 to 20. Climate change conferences are among the most important diplomatic platforms in the world, with 197 countries participating annually to discuss emissions reductions, adaptation policies, climate finance, loss and damage mechanisms, and carbon markets, in addition to outlining the rules for implementing the Paris Agreement. This gives the host country a central position on the global climate policy map.