Posts about sustainability

The COP26 Summit and its implications for our future

Held in Scotland between 31 October – 12 November, the COP26 summit generated considerable buzz, both for better and for worse. I first mentioned this summit in a speech I gave at McGill University on the climate crisis. In this article, I will provide a more detailed summary and finally

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A speech I gave on the climate crisis at my university, McGill

Last week, I spoke at a significant event for me. I presented at the online conference “The Climate Crisis and What Needs to Be Done?” at McGill University in Montreal and answered questions from McGill alumni and professionals. In this article, I will share the content of that conference. Former

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Mushroom season in Turkey

At our wind farm in the Kandıra district of Kocaeli, people are trespassing through the forest, especially during the autumn months. We immediately intervened for security reasons, and when I realized that these people had entered the forest to pick mushrooms and were trying to exit our plant, my interest

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GWO (Global Wind Organization) Training

As we completed the training of our technicians and young engineers at our wind power plant in the Kandıra provincial district of Kocaeli, I told the surprised team, “I also want to receive the GWO training required for working safely at heights,” and I reiterated one of my life philosophies:

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The Birth of a Forest Fire Fighting Platform

The forest fires started in August, and I was heartbroken at not being able to do anything for a week. Finally, spurred on by my activist nature, I called a young engineer friend who builds drones professionally. And the rest followed… In August, a series of events forced me to

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Happy Bicentennial to Costa Rica!

It was a great honor to coincide with the Bicentennial of Costa Rica, where I have served as Honorary Consul since 2008. If I were asked, “Which country would you like to represent today?”, I would without hesitation choose Costa Rica, this exemplary country—smaller in area than other countries, but

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The Unsung Hero Against Climate Change: Green Hydrogen

After taking a break from writing in August, I’d like to begin my articles for the rest of the year with a topic I think you might find interesting. Because climate change is the primary source of our natural disasters, and renewable energy is the cure for climate change, in

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Reflections on Forest Fire Disasters

As I was preparing to address the topic of hydrogen for my last article for July, the forest fires that had terrified us all hit the headlines like a bombshell. Naturally, I changed my writing agenda. In this article, I will analyze forest fires from a different perspective and address

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Flood Risk Reduction

Not a day goes by without us hearing about floods in Turkey and around the world. Last week’s floods in various parts of Turkey, Germany, Belgium, Austria, and the Netherlands were the most recent examples. If we anticipate that floods will continue to increase, answering the question I addressed in

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