Cevdet Yılmaz: We see the climate struggle as an opportunity for a strong economy

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz spoke at the Green Industrialization: Investment, Employment and Growth Session held within the scope of COP31 in Antalya.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz attended the Green Industrialization: Investment, Employment and Growth Session at the Selimiye Hall within the scope of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Antalya. Stating that the fight against climate change is not an obstacle to economic development, Yılmaz was joined at the session by Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır.

Stating that industry is the foundation of production, employment and trade, Yılmaz pointed out that it is directly responsible for more than a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yılmaz stated that as the host of COP31, they see this struggle as an opportunity to build strong economies, qualified employment and resilient supply chains.

Stating that clean technologies, electrification, sustainable fuels and digitalization will make production more competitive, Yılmaz reported that over a thousand commercial-scale clean industry projects have been announced worldwide, but fewer than a fifth of them have reached a final investment decision. He announced that the Antalya Green Industrialization Memorandum was implemented together with the Climate Club and the OECD.

Reminding that Türkiye's share in the installed power capacity of renewable energy is more than 60 percent, Yılmaz called for taking concrete steps, stating that they have set a 2053 net zero emission target and enacted the First Climate Law.