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Turkey's COP31 president urges leaders to prioritize climate finance

Nation's top climate official calls for nations to pay for "concrete outcomes that address real challenges people face."

Murat Kurum, at right, who serves as Turkey's minister of environment, urbanization and climate change, addresses reporters at a pre-summit press conference.
Murat Kurum, at right, who serves as Turkey's minister of environment, urbanization and climate change, addresses reporters at a pre-summit press conference in Istanbul on Sept. 4, 2026. (John Zarocostas)

ISTANBUL (AN) – The time has come for world leaders to demonstrate “stronger, bolder and more concrete political will on climate action,” Turkey's top climate official, Murat Kurum, said.

"We urgently call on every world leader to commit greater resources to clean energy, electrification, resilient cities and green industry-and to unite behind the global resolve needed to accelerate this transformation," Kurum, who serves as Turkey's minister of environment, urbanization and climate change, told delegates at the Istanbul Climate Finance Summit earlier this month.

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