A Turkmen delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic, Banking and International Financial Organizations Serdar Berdimuhamedov is taking part in the annual UN Conference on Climate Change, the TDH state news agency reported on November 1.
For what reason the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of finance went to the environmental event, the publication does not specify.
However, TDH notes that "The National Strategy on Climate Change has become the basis for the formation and implementation of a comprehensive state policy on issues related to climate change and their consequences."
"The limitation of greenhouse gas emissions is directly promoted by modern technologies actively introduced in the industrial sector, as well as an effective monitoring and control system for pollutant emissions, " the news report said.
Meanwhile, at the end of October, Bloomberg reported that methane emissions in the atmosphere in Turkmenistan pose serious problems for the rest of the world. A small country with a small population in terms of greenhouse gas emissions is second only to the United States and Russia.
In February 2021, the Canadian company GHGSat Inc. from the satellite discovered eight sources of methane emissions in Turkmenistan, from which 10 tons of gas per hour got into the atmosphere.
In November 2020, the same company found a gas leak at the Korpeje field.
Head of GHGSat Inc. said that the company does not have a direct connection with Turkmenistan, through which they could promptly inform the Turkmen side about leaks. Attempts to contact through the government of Canada also remained unsuccessful.
Methane is a greenhouse gas that has a significant impact on global warming.
At the same time, Turkmenistan adopted the National Climate Change Strategy, in which the country's government commits to take measures to reduce the negative impact on the climate.
Source: Chronicles of Turkmenistan