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Türkiye’s COP31 presidency has unveiled an action agenda aimed at turning climate commitments into concrete projects and measurable results. Its key areas include clean energy, waste reduction, climate-resilient cities and industrial decarbonization.
COP31 President and Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum presented the agenda at a UN event in New York. He said the summit would focus on the principles of “dialogue, consensus and action” rather than on announcing new pledges.
Key targets of the action agenda
The agenda covers clean energy and electrification, zero-waste production and methane emissions reductions, climate-resilient cities, green industrialization, youth and education, food security, oceans, health systems, biodiversity and the implementation of national climate plans.
One of its main targets is to increase electricity’s share of global energy consumption to 35% by 2035. It also aims to reduce energy-use intensity in buildings by at least 25% and raise the global circularity rate for reused materials to a minimum of 15%.
According to Kurum, achieving these targets could reduce global carbon emissions by 8.5 billion to 10 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent by 2035. The minister said implementation meant not merely announcing new commitments, but turning existing pledges into tangible results.
Green industry and clean technologies
The COP31 agenda also proposes establishing a Green Industrialization Support Mechanism for least-developed countries. The mechanism is intended to connect the project needs of these countries with technology, expertise and financing opportunities.
Türkiye will also put forward initiatives on green freight corridors, industrial decarbonization, artificial intelligence and clean technologies, energy-efficient buildings, oceans, food security and climate-resilient health systems.
Consultations on the action agenda will continue at a pre-COP meeting in Fiji next month. COP31 will take place in Antalya, Türkiye, from Nov. 9 to 20.
Under an agreed arrangement, Türkiye will hold the COP presidency and lead the action agenda. Australia will oversee the formal negotiations process.
