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 to ensure the country achieves these goals. These efforts took a big step forward today, with the announcement by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that they are joining forces to prepare a long-term climate change strategy and an action plan that will reflect Turkey’s bolder climate ambitions.

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Gaziantep and Konya were determined as pilot cities for the international Zero Carbon Buildings project supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Turkey is the beneficiary.

The Turkey leg of the Zero Carbon Buildings project, implemented by the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Platform supported by GEF, and implemented by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), begins.

Within the scope of the project, finance models will be put forward with the support of private sector stakeholders and development banks, together with local governments to invest in zero carbon buildings.

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