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Turkish President Erdogan spoke at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York on September 23, stating that it is unrealistic for all countries to progress equally in climate policy due to disparities in financing and technology access. He emphasized the need for climate targets to align with each country’s economic realities and expressed hope for international support for Turkey's COP31 Climate Summit agenda, which includes specific goals such as increasing electricity’s share of energy consumption to 35% by 2035 and reducing projected municipal waste growth by half.

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On September 21, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stated it was unrealistic for all countries to make equal progress on climate policy due to ongoing inequalities in access to financing and technology. He laid out an agenda aimed at transforming existing climate commitments into concrete projects with measurable results for COP31, which is scheduled from November 9 to 20 in Antalya, a southern Turkish province. The summit's action plan includes specific targets such as increasing electricity’s share of energy consumption to 35% by 2035 and reducing projected increases in municipal waste by half. Speaking at the United Nations Climate Summit on September 23, Erdogan emphasized the importance of a pre-COP event in Fiji and a leaders' meeting in Tuvalu, highlighting their value for Pacific nations’ voices to be heard.

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Turkey’s Erdogan says equal climate pace unrealistic due to financing gaps ANKARA – asserted

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it was unrealistic to expect all countries to make the same progress on climate policy while inequalities in access to financing and technology persisted, adding he expected support from all nations for Turkey’s COP31 Climate Summit action agenda. asserted

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On Sept 21, Turkey’s COP31 president laid out an agenda aimed at turning existing climate commitments into projects and measurable results, with targets, including raising electricity’s share of energy consumption to 35 per cent by 2035 and cutting projected increases in municipal waste by half. asserted

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Under an arrangement, Australia will lead formal negotiations at COP31, with Turkey responsible for the presidency and action agenda. asserted

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The summit will be held in the southern Turkish province of Antalya from Nov 9 to 20. asserted

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Speaking at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York on Sept 23, Erdogan said Turkey and Australia were continuing preparations to ensure that every region’s expectations are on the agenda at the summit, saying he believed a pre-COP event in Fiji in October and a leaders’ meeting in Tuvalu were valuable for Pacific nations’ voice to be heard. “Every proposal in which we don’t make our climate targets meet societal and economic realities is bound for failure,” Erdogan said, adding that he expected strong support from all countries for the COP31 action agenda. asserted

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“Steps that will strengthen countries’ prosperity must be shaped by their own conditions, resources and development priorities. asserted

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While inequalities persist over access to financing and technology, it is not realistic to expect all countries to advance at the same pace,” he added. asserted

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“We can only make a just transition lasting to the extent that we establish a strong link between climate goals and development and prosperity.” asserted

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