Month: August 2021

Turkey’s installed wind energy capacity reached 10,010 megawatts (MW) as of Aug. 8, according to data Turkey’s Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEİAŞ) released on Aug. 10. The country’s installed electricity capacity reached 98,800 MW, while clean electricity capacity totaled 51,900 MW during the January to July period of this year. The 10,000-MW threshold of installed wind energy, although setting a new record high, still falls behind hydroelectricity which leads among Turkey’s clean energy installed power. Turkey has prioritized the security of energy supply as one of the central pillars of its…

The Games were unusual for everyone, especially for the athletes, who were kept apart from the local population. Now that the remaining competitors are on their way home, many are finally getting a chance to come face-to-face with their fans.

The evidence is unequivocal: Humans have warmed the planet, and every region on Earth is already affected by the climate crisis. That’s the headline message of a report released Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The document, a staggering work of international collaboration, lays out the scientific basis for the climate crisis and the unprecedented changes observed in the Earth’s climate system due to human influence and activity. It provides the most up-to-date estimates on the increasing likelihood the climate will surpass a 1.5-degree Celsius level of warming…