Addressing the COP31 Business Forum, President Erdoğan said: “The alarming scale of the climate crisis demands decisive global action. Accordingly, we have designed COP31 as a conference of action to ensure commitments translate into tangible outcomes.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the COP31 Business Forum in Antalya.
Stressing that the alarming scale of the climate crisis demands decisive global action, President Erdoğan said: “Accordingly, we have designed COP31 as a conference of action to ensure commitments translate into tangible outcomes.”
“We highlighted the hardships experienced by the African and Pacific countries, which are heavily impacted by climate change,” noted President Erdoğan. “Developed countries that deplete the global carbon budget must take greater responsibility for emissions cuts and financing. Developing countries’ right to development must be protected, and the communities hardest hit by climate crisis must be strongly supported. The ‘every man for himself’ approach will only pave the way for much greater troubles and much destructive disasters. With the contributions of Australia, President of the Negotiations for COP31, we aim to make tangible progress in the 10 priority areas that we have designated in the days ahead. However, as you will also acknowledge, success in such a universal endeavor is not possible merely through governments’ efforts; the business world must also assume responsibility and share the burden. It is true that today’s challenges largely emanate from the reckless pollution of the environment and the ruthless exploitation of resources in the past. Mistakes of the past 50 or 100 years now haunt us one by one. If we make the same mistakes today and sacrifice ecology for economy, our children will definitely pay the price for this.”
