IKV Istanbul EU Information Center, EU Turkey Delegation and UN Development Program jointly organised an online seminar entitled “Climate Change and European Green Deal” on 9 November within the scope of Climate Diplomacy Week that was carried out between 2-13 November 2020.
During the seminar moderated by IKV Deputy Secretary General M. Gökhan Kilit, IKV Chairman Ayhan Zeytinoğlu gave the opening speech. Emphasising the need for Turkey to align with EU’s green policies as a candidate country, IKV Chairman stated that environmentalist ideas and policies were rising in European countries and especially the latest developments in Germany and Sweden were setting an example for the others. 
The webinar continued with presentations delivered by Alper Acar, Climate Sector Manager in EU Delegation to Turkey, Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas, IKV Secretary General, and Assoc. Prof. Sevil Acar from Boğaziçi University. Speakers have focused on different aspects of the European Green Deal and its possible impacts on Turkey as well as the actions to be taken by Turkey to align its sectors as soon as possible with the EU’s green transformation. 

Please click here to watch the webinar (in Turkish).