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Turkiye goes green

Turkiye goes green

It has been one year since Türkiye ratified the Paris climate agreement

Europe’s drought may be worst in at least 500 years

Europe’s drought may be worst in at least 500 years

Europe is currently in the throes of a drought that appears to be the worst in at least 500 years, according to a preliminary analysis by experts from the European Union’s Joint Research Center. Some 64% of the EU is under a …

Turkey to adopt climate strategy

Turkey to adopt climate strategy

By the end of this year, Turkey will publish the Climate Strategy and Action Plan that will become the basis of the country's long-term environmental policy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said addressing the participants of …

New UN Climate Conference to be held in Egypt

New UN Climate Conference to be held in Egypt

Egypt will host the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference COP27 in 2022. "The conference will take place at the Red Sea resort in Sharm el-Sheikh," the Finnish Ministry of the Environment said after the Glasgow …

Paris Climate Agreement comes into effect in Turkey

Paris Climate Agreement comes into effect in Turkey

The Paris Climate Agreement to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees at the end of the century has entered into force in Turkey on November 10. The Agreement creates the …

Russian Presidential envoy meets with John Kerry

Russian Presidential envoy meets with John Kerry

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Ruslan Edelgeriev met with his American counterpart John Kerry at the COP 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. He noted that the negotiations were held in a productive atmosphere. The …

Biden blasts China, Russia for not 'showing up' at COP26

Biden blasts China, Russia for not 'showing up' at COP26

U.S. President Joe Biden scolded Chinese and Russian leaders for not participating in an ongoing climate summit, accusing them of having "walked away." "I think – presumptuous of me to talk for another leader …

Georgia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels

Georgia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has delivered a speech at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the United Kingdom, touching on ‘critical importance’ of COP26 for Georgia.  …

Biden apologizes for Trump exit from climate accord

Biden apologizes for Trump exit from climate accord

U.S. President Joe Biden apologized to world leaders for his predecessor Donald Trump's withdrawal from a global climate accord and said fighting the crisis should be seen as an economic opportunity. In a reference to Trump, who …

Erdogan skips Glasgow climate summit in security dispute

Erdogan skips Glasgow climate summit in security dispute

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled plans to attend the COP26 climate conference after Britain failed to meet Ankara's demands on security arrangements, two Turkish officials said on Monday. Erdogan returned to …