The environmentally-conscious Karatay Municipality, which has accomplished significant work to date with its Zero Waste and renewable energy investments and projects, has signed an important agreement that will take these efforts to the next level.
Karatay Mayor Hasan Kılca has signed the 'Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy' (GCoM), the world's largest urban climate and energy initiative.
In this way, Karatay Municipality is joining Turkey's efforts in combating climate change, which are conducted in line with the Paris Climate Agreement.
The agreement is important for better understanding the impacts of climate change, developing strategies for Karatay Municipality to adapt to the process in the most appropriate manner, and turning the process into rational policies.
With this agreement, Karatay Municipality seizes important opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey, prepare for the impacts of climate change, increase access to sustainable energy, and track progress towards these goals.
Emphasizing that they have carried Karatay into the future with numerous environmentally-friendly and renewable energy projects to date, Karatay Mayor Hasan Kılca underscored that they are making an effective effort without compromising on the municipality's approach of protecting the environment and nature.
