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Turkey urges global action on energy security and climate ahead of COP31
Turkey’s Energy Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, spoke about energy policy and COP31 at a congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He said Turkey wants the conference, which it will host, to encourage global action on electrification, energy security and climate change.
Electricity demand in Turkey is rising, driven in part by data centres, cooling needs and electric transport.
The country also depends on imported energy, which Bayraktar described as a concern amid disruption to global energy markets.
Turkey is investing in renewable energy, energy efficiency, nuclear power and other areas as it pursues a 2053 net-zero emissions goal.
It aims to have 20 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by 2050 and is also considering energy links and pipeline projects with neighbouring countries.
Bayraktar said energy security must be addressed alongside climate action, and hopes COP31 will help strengthen international cooperation.
Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar called for global action on electrification, energy security and climate change through COP31.
He spoke at the 25th World Petroleum Congress Energy Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Bayraktar said Turkey’s rising electricity demand and dependence on energy imports made investment in diverse energy sources important.
He said Turkey aims to reach 20 gigawatts of nuclear power generation capacity by 2050.
Turkey is targeting net-zero emissions by 2053, Bayraktar said.
- Who
- Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.
- What
- He urged global action on electrification, energy security and climate change through COP31.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The 25th World Petroleum Congress Energy Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Bayraktar said rising electricity demand and energy security concerns require investment and international cooperation, alongside action on climate change.
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- COP31
- Turkey aims to use the conference to promote global action on electrification, energy security and climate change.
- Nuclear power target
- 20 gigawatts of generation capacity by 2050.
- Net-zero target
- 2053.
- Speech venue
- 25th World Petroleum Congress Energy Congress, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Interconnection projects
- Turkey is working on pipeline projects with neighboring countries including Iraq and Syria.
What people are saying
It is time to take action.
Energy security will therefore become the top priority.
We aim to reach a nuclear power generation capacity of 20 gigawatts by 2050.
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