Turkmenistan Offers Environmental Aspects Of Its Seaport To Overseas Partners
Date
2/21/2024 10:08:30 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 22. Turkmenistan presented environmental aspects of the Turkmenbashi
International Seaport to foreign partners, Trend repors.
According to the official source, these aspects were presented
by Turkmenistan at the 86th session of the Inland Transport
Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe on the transition
to decarbonization of inland transport by 2050 in Geneva.
The event was attended by the heads of the relevant departments
of the US, the Netherlands, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia, as well as
representatives of international organizations such as the UNFCCC,
IRF, and UNCTAD.
It was announced that purification plants have been installed in
the International Seaport of Turkmenbashi to preserve the ecology
of the Caspian Sea, using technologies powered by electricity and
not harmful to nature.
At the same time, the port applies the principle of minimizing
the impact of waste and emissions on the environment.
Furthermore, during the event, the speakers spoke about the
practice and ongoing work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in
domestic transport and also shared that 72 percent of global
greenhouse gas emissions relate to the transport sector.
Meanwhile, as part of the country's sustainable development
strategy in recent years, Turkmenistan has been paying special
attention to the gradual transition to environmentally friendly
types of cargo transportation.
This includes the development of the railway network, the
electrification and modernization of the fleet using gas and
electric transport, as well as encouraging the use of alternative
energy sources.
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