🎉 We are proud to announce that the “Sustainability and Twin Transition Center” project, prepared under the leadership of Istanbul Medipol University in partnership with the Digital and Sustainable Future Association (DİSÜDER), has been awarded grant support within the scope of the İSTKA Twin Transition Financial Support Program. 📌 Within the framework of the project, twin transition […]
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has used up the natural resource budget that should sustain us throughout the entire year. In 2026, this date was determined as 30 July. 🌱 Humanity is currently using nature 73% faster than the Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate. This level of consumption means that we are living as […]
✨ As part of the 2026 Zero Waste Annual Theme Plan, August is being observed as Textile Waste Month in order to draw attention to the environmental impacts of textile waste, support sustainable consumption habits, and emphasize the importance of the circular economy approach. 🌍 The textile sector is one of the sectors with the highest environmental […]
Strengthening the role of youth in climate diplomacy during the preparatory process for COP31, Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) Turkey 2026 brings together the views, priorities, and solution proposals of young people regarding climate policies. At the event, which we attended alongside our students Nehir Erduğan, Senanur Şamlı, and Eren Bekdemir, our SURKAM Director Prof. […]
🌍 The report, which evaluates countries’ performance in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, reveals that global progress toward achieving the 2030 targets still remains below the desired level. According to the report, no Sustainable Development Goal worldwide is currently progressing at a pace sufficient to fully achieve its targets; the […]
🌍 According to the progress chart included in the report, at the current pace, none of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are expected to be fully achieved by 2030. Globally, only 16.5% of the SDG targets are on track, while limited progress is observed in 67% of the targets and regression in approximately 16%. 📊 […]
Within the scope of Sustainable Development Goal 7, the report comprehensively addresses global progress toward the goal of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. ✍🏻 The report evaluates the current state of the energy transition through the topics of access to electricity, clean cooking fuels and technologies, renewable energy, energy […]
While 958 million people worldwide lacked access to electricity in 2015, this number declined to 655 million in 2024. Nevertheless, the global electricity access rate remains at 92%, and the current pace of progress is not sufficient to achieve the goal of universal access to electricity by 2030. 🌍 Of the 655 million people without […]
According to the report; 7.1.2 – Access to Clean Cooking Fuels and Technologies ⏳ Access to clean cooking is increasing; however, the world is still significantly behind the 2030 target. 📉 While 2.7 billion people worldwide lacked access to clean cooking in 2015, this number declined to 2 billion in 2024. Today, approximately 75% of […]
According to the report; 🌱 The share of renewable sources in the global energy system is increasing; however, the pace of growth is not sufficient to meet the 2030 targets. 📈 The share of renewable energy in global total final energy consumption increased from 15.6% in 2015 to 18% in 2023. While renewable energy use […]
