Geopolitics
Turkey’s Zero Waste Agenda at COP31: A Beacon of Southern Pragmatism or a New Arena for Western Co-option?
Turkey is championing its Zero Waste initiative and will co-chair COP31, aiming to turn waste reduction and circular economy principles into global action. It is heartening to see a Global South nation lead this critical climate agenda, yet we must remain vigilant against the West's potential to co-opt such efforts to serve its own economic interests and impose neo-colonial environmental conditionalities.
