Azerbaijan Focuses On Waste Recycling In Transition To Green Economy - Minister
Date
5/30/2023 10:09:08 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 30. The
transition to a "green" economy in the conditions of crisis and
current realities is a priority for developing countries, Minister
of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev
said, trend reports.
He made the remark during the public meeting on the
"Green energy and clean environment: prospects for business
development" topic.
According to him, there is a rapid transition to
"green" technologies, waste recycling, and decarbonization projects
are being implemented in the world today.
"We cooperate with the world's leading companies in
the field of transition to a "green" economy and "green" energy in
Azerbaijan. I want to emphasize that this transformation ensures
the sustainability of economic growth, as well as the investment
attractiveness of the country," he said.
Babayev noted that Azerbaijan has a huge potential in
the field of solar and wind energy.
"We are working on the implementation of renewable
energy sources, as well as bio-processing and reuse of household
waste, both at the local level and in partnership with
international companies. There are dozens of companies operating in
Azerbaijan today that produce various products from bio-waste and
export them to foreign markets," he stressed.
The minister also said that more than 3 million trees
are planned to be planted in Azerbaijan this year, including in the
liberated territories [from Armenian occupation after Second
Karabakh War].
"We are also working in the field of effective water
resources management. In particular, we are talking about both
drinking water and irrigation. We are working on creating a legal
regulation of the reuse of water," Babayev said.
He also noted that it is planned to create a "green"
zone in the liberated territories.
"The destruction in Karabakh during the Armenian
occupation caused enormous damage to nature and natural resources.
We consider it is important to work on the restoration of both the
territories and nature in partnership with private sector
representatives," he added.
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