Environment in Turkey

G20 Tackles Climate Change Environment and climate change at the top of the G20 agenda
TURKEY, 2015/12/02 Ahead of the UN’s COP21 conference in Paris, this year’s conference of the leaders of the G20 nations in Antalya, Turkey, took place on November 15-16 amid a renewed urgency that their discussions be as much about the environment as the economy. The group of 20 industrialized nations produces 85% of the world’s GDP and generates the bulk of its greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists and environmentalists say a world agreement is critical to prevent additional than a 2ºC rise in temperature by the end of this century; such an increase could potentially trigger catastrophic changes to sea levels, food production, and water reserves. “Today, climate change is one of the majority urgent and the majority severe world phenomena that humankind faces. It has no national borders and as a world problem, it requires world solutions,” said the Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu, in a statement about the summit’s priorities.
658,000 trees facing chop for new Istanbul airport
TURKEY, 2013/04/28 Turkey's environment ministry let it be known Tuesday that 658,000 trees stand to be felled during the construction of Istanbul's third airport, near the Black Sea. Turkish newspaper Zaman reported the figures, citing the project's Environmental Impact Assessment.

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