Head of Political Strategy @350.org
Energy Co-Lead, International Climate Policy Hub.
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This is just the most recent deal via Turkey's national energy company TurkishPetroleum, announced by the its energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Ph.D. - one can be curious if and when the COP31 president dares to mention the core driver of the climate crisis: fossil fuels.
This is just the most recent deal via Turkey's national energy company TurkishPetroleum, announced by the its energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Ph.D. - one can be curious if and when the COP31 president dares to mention the core driver of the climate crisis: fossil fuels.
➡️ Turkey will need to grapple with peaking oil demand. Stranded assets are a very real risk.
➡️ But the Turkish government should also face the clear needs for the urgent transition away from #fossilfuels - hosting this climate conference as a nice show about "waste management".
➡️ Turkey will need to grapple with peaking oil demand. Stranded assets are a very real risk.
➡️ But the Turkish government should also face the clear needs for the urgent transition away from #fossilfuels - hosting this climate conference as a nice show about "waste management".
Some key stats 👉
➡️ Clean-energy industries accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth last year.
➡️ Sector value reached 15.4 trillion yuan (≈2.2tn) in 2025, equaling 11.4% of China’s GDP.
➡️ This sector is now larger than the entire economies of all but seven countries globally.
Some key stats 👉
➡️ Clean-energy industries accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth last year.
➡️ Sector value reached 15.4 trillion yuan (≈2.2tn) in 2025, equaling 11.4% of China’s GDP.
➡️ This sector is now larger than the entire economies of all but seven countries globally.