Antalya
Coverage of Antalya in the Nexus archive.
- Turkey, Australia to push for global electrification goal at UN climate summit
Turkey and Australia, co-hosts of COP31, are advocating for a global target to electrify 35% of energy use by 2035 to reduce fossil fuel dependence and stabilize energy costs. The initiative, supported by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), aims to complement existing climate goals like tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030. Additional targets include halving global waste and improving building energy efficiency by 25% by 2035.
- Bus crashes and catches fire in western Turkey, killing 8 people, including an infant
A bus owned by Pamukkale Tourism crashed and caught fire in western Turkey's Denizli province, killing eight people, including a 9-month-old infant and the driver, while transporting 38 passengers and three staff from Izmir to Antalya. The incident, which injured 33 others, occurred on the final day of Eid al-Adha, a period associated with increased traffic accidents in Turkey due to travel.
- Tuvalu, tiny Pacific nation at the forefront of climate crisis, to host world leaders before Cop31 summit
Tuvalu, a small Pacific nation vulnerable to climate change, will host world leaders ahead of the Cop31 summit. Conference president expresses confidence in Chris Bowen to lead negotiations, while Turkey's climate minister Murat Kurum will preside over the November summit in Antalya.