President Erdoğan: We are meeting more than 30% of the electricity through renewable energy

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses at a climate change summit at UN headquarters at New York.

Turkey is a leading country in its region in renewable energy use, the nation’s president said Monday. 

"Currently, we are meeting more than 30% of the electricity through renewable energy," said Erdogan, vowing to boost the current rate to 39% by 2023.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the problems the world faces requires solutions that need regional and international cooperation. 

Turkey is also minimizing disaster risk while building climate-sensitive and energy efficient cities, he said.