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Turkiye is ready to host the next UN climate change conference, COP31, in November 2026, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, addressing leaders at the G20 summit in South Africa, Anadolu reports. Turkiye is set to organize COP31 in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, he told the G20 session “A resilient world” in Johannesburg. Highlighting Turkiye’s energy goals, Erdogan said the country aims to quadruple its solar and wind energy capacity by 2035, adding that this year the share of renewables in Türkiye’s energy mix already rose above 60%. Erdogan called Turkiye’s newly adopted Climate Law a “milestone in achieving our goal of net-zero emissions by 2053,” adding that it will boost clean technology investments and help […]
