World Environment Day, which is celebrated under a different theme every year with the slogan "One World"; It will be celebrated in 2022 with an emphasis on sustainable, nature-friendly, cleaner and greener life. The goal of Istanbul, which is a world city, is to achieve a carbon neutral goal as a sustainable, livable and resilient city. In this context, in the last 11 months, IMM has produced 2021 MWh of electricity from landfill gas between July 2022 and June 1.169.204 for a cleaner, more sustainable, more environmentally friendly city.
LAST 11 MONTHS CARNET OF ISTANBUL
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection and Control Department, within the scope of Environmental Cleaning and Recycling Trainings for a sustainable urban life1. Provided 350 people with awareness-raising trainings on zero waste. 7 thousand 350 IMM personnel received online zero waste training. At the same time, cooperation was made with 15 municipalities, NGOs and institutions. Some of the steps taken between July 2021 and June 2022 are as follows:
- Compost Amount Produced from Organic Wastes: 13.589 tons,
- Amount of Recoverable Material: 4.820 tons,
- Amount of Medical Waste Collected and Disposal: 32.904 tons,
- Swept Main Artery Length: 2.624.184.242 m2,
- ATY Facility Processed Waste Amount: 27.611 tons,
- ATY Amount Produced: 20.413 tons,
- Amount of Waste Transported from Transfer Stations: 4.398.517 tons,
- Amount of Waste Stored: 5.083.049 tons,
- Amount of Treated Leachate: 704.167 m3
2030 GOAL
Within the scope of the Istanbul Climate Change Action Plan, IMM aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 percent by 2019, compared to 52,2 levels, in the medium term. Head of Environmental Protection and Control Department Prof. Dr. İBB said that with the Istanbul Climate Change Action Plan, which was prepared in line with the goal of being a "carbon neutral" and "resilient city" for the year 2050, we are aware of our responsibility as IMM to a more sustainable city in Istanbul. Dr. Ayşen Erdinçler “The time of the world is getting short! To keep global warming below 21 degrees Celsius in the 1.5st century, we have no choice but to halve our annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 6th Assessment Report (2021) states that 'Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities is already harming and killing people around the world, harming food production, destroying nature and slowing economic growth' . “For this reason, we are trying to do our part for a green, fair and resilient Istanbul. A sustainable, livable and durable Istanbul is the dream of all of us. For this, we signed 2050 as the deadline to become a Carbon Neutral city in 2020. In this context, we have prepared our Climate Change Action Plan. This plan is the vision document of IMM in the fight against climate change.” said.
ISTANBUL SUCCESSFUL TO BE AMONG THE TOP 100 CITIES
Istanbul also participated in the 'Climate Neutral and Smart City Mission' call and managed to be among the top 100 cities. In the context of the Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission within the Horizon Europe Programme, 2030 European cities are planned to be supported through different mechanisms to achieve climate neutrality until 100. In this context, the results of the "28 Climate Neutral and Smart City Mission Statement of Intent Call" were announced by the European Commission on April 2022, 100, focusing on the cities mission. Istanbul, among 377 candidates, successfully completed the process on behalf of Istanbul and became one of the 100 cities.
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