Türkiye and Russia signed a climate cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya. The document was signed by COP31 President and Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum and Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov.
Kurum said the agreement aims to develop a low-carbon economy, exchange best practices and achieve the two countries’ national climate goals. “Another important step is behind us. May this benefit our countries and the region,” the Turkish minister said.
Earlier at COP31, Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar held talks on energy cooperation and climate policy with Ruslan Edelgeriyev, the Russian president’s special representative for climate issues. According to the organizers, around 2,000 foreign guests visited the Russian pavilion at the conference.

Türkiye aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2053, while Russia aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. COP31 is being held in Antalya from November 9 to 20.