Scientist François Gemenne, co-director of the Defense and Climate Observatory of the French Ministry of Defense, at Cigdem Yorgancioglu Chi Ci Talks at the French Consulate Istanbul Institut Français Turkey is currently (May 2024) organizing a series... 

In the first such gathering following the formation of the new Government, more than 200 top business executives and bankers – some of them from the most carbon-intensive sectors of the economy – gathered today in Istanbul to exchange views on the... 

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet contains the vast majority of Earth’s glacier ice (about 52 metres sea-level equivalent), but is often viewed as less vulnerable to global warming than the West Antarctic or Greenland ice sheets. However, some regions... 

Most European Union countries have boosted their renewable plans since 2020, putting them on course to cut fossil fuel use this decade as the energy and COVID-19 crises have spurred, not derailed their green transition, researchers said on Thursday. Soaring... 

With US$1.8 million in funding from Japan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new project aimed at protecting the delicate marine ecosystem in Hatay Province in Turkey’s South. “Climate Action for Hatay” combines three... 

Increasing concerns over energy security and climate change will mobilize record levels of new capacity to generate renewable energy in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency’s forecasts. The IEA estimates that 320 gigawatts will be... 

Amplifying calls for greater ambition on climate change and other environmental challenges in Turkey and around the world, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul organized a reception yesterday... 

Britain plans to boost investments in renewable and climate change projects in Nigeria and will provide 10 million pounds ($13.6 million) of support, Minister for Africa Vicky Ford said on her first trip to the country. Power demand in Nigeria vastly... 

In the wake of Turkey’s ratification earlier this year of the Paris Agreement and commitment to achieve a net-zero balance in carbon emissions by 2053, the focus has shifted to the drafting the detailed plans and adopting the policies that will be vital... 

A new partnership formed aims to increase investments in renewable energy projects to speed up the global transition to net-zero emissions. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) will leverage their networks... 

According to a new report by the Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC), the resulting climate impacts will cause irreversible devastation in G20 countries unless urgent action is taken to reduce emissions. The first study of its kind, the... 

While Daikin, the pioneer of the air-conditioning industry, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero in 2050, Daikin Turkey has also published its first ‘Sustainability Report’, announcing the work carried out within this framework. Accordingly,...