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Turkey to Release Voluntary AI Pledge Draft Before COP31

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC · How we work

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Kurum Announces AI Pledge

Murat Kurum announced a voluntary AI pledge draft will be released before the November COP31 summit.
He said climate-responsible AI and clean-energy data centers will be summit priorities.
Turkey introduced a global mechanism to track progress toward its 35% electrification target by 2035.
Beyond Fossil Fuels campaigner Claire Smith warned the AI pledge could let governments hide expanded fossil-fuel use behind electrification.

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Kurum Unveils Green Mechanism

Kurum met EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra in New York to discuss Turkey-EU climate cooperation.
He unveiled a Green Industrialisation Facilitation Mechanism linking least-developed countries’ needs with technology and finance.
COP31 will launch a Climate Implementation Bridge to turn national pledges into investment-ready projects.
Further Action Agenda consultations are set for a Fiji pre-COP meeting next month.

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Kurum Announces AI Pledge

Murat Kurum announced a voluntary AI pledge draft will be released before the November COP31 summit.
He said climate-responsible AI and clean-energy data centers will be summit priorities.
Turkey introduced a global mechanism to track progress toward its 35% electrification target by 2035.
Beyond Fossil Fuels campaigner Claire Smith warned the AI pledge could let governments hide expanded fossil-fuel use behind electrification.

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