(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Turkish Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister
Murat Kurum took part in the U.N. climate summit COP27 in Egypt's
seaside resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, trend reports citing daily sabah .
The minister met with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry,
where he stressed Türkiye's aim to develop cooperation with Cairo
on environmental and climate issues. Kurum also had a bilateral
meeting with Pakistani Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman, where
the recent devastation caused by floods was discussed as an example
of the massive impacts of climate change.
Rehman conveyed gratitude for Türkiye's humanitarian aid during
the calamitous floods in Pakistan. Meanwhile, Germany's Federal
Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety
and Consumer Protection Steffi Lemke and Kurum also spoke on
bilateral cooperation to fight the climate crisis.
Egypt has been hosting COP27 since Friday, with over 100 leaders
and heads of state attending to discuss ways to lessen the negative
impact of climate change and adapt to its repercussions.
Türkiye on Tuesday unveiled a revised plan at the COP27 climate
summit for cutting its carbon emissions. 'We have updated our
nationally determined contribution,' Kurum, told the U.N. climate
conference, referring to the national plans for reducing greenhouse
gas
es submitted by nearly 200 countries under the 2015 Paris
Agreement.
'Our emissions will peak by 2038 at the latest,' the minister
said. The new nationally determined contributions (NDCs) call for
Türkiye to reduce its emissions by 41% by 2030 compared with what
those emissions would have if they continued to grow at a rate of
8% per year. The new plan had yet to be formally submitted to
include in the official U.N. Climate Change registry of NDCs.
Earth's surface has warmed 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees
Fahrenheit) already, enough to increase the strength and frequency
of extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, flooding,
and tropical storms.
Türkiye's emissions stood at 530 million tons of carbon dioxide
in 2020, representing a 1% share of global emissions. The
electricity sector accounted for 24.1% of total emissions followed
by the manufacturing
sector at 21.2%. Transportation recorded
15.8%, buildings held a 13.8% share and waste 11.1%. The
agricultural sector was responsible for 9.3% of emissions and the
remaining 4.7% stemmed from the shipping, oil, and gas
sectors in
Türkiye.
The country has ratified the Paris climate agreement and is
focusing on conforming to the European Union (EU) Green Deal as it
plans to implement several projects across an array of fields from
transportation
to industry, agriculture, and trade as of 2023.