Turkey Says COP31 Climate Summit to Focus on Clean Energy Shift

Turkey will use its role as host of this year’s COP31 climate summit to boost clean energy adoption, according to the event’s incoming president, with the Iran war showing how important it is to diversify away from fossil fuels.

Murat Kurum, Turkey’s environment minister who will oversee the talks, said in an interview that even countries whose economies rely on producing fossil fuels will need to shift to greener technologies. That includes nations in the Middle East that have historically blocked efforts to move away from emissions-heavy energy sources, he said.