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3D-Printed Batteries That Can Take Almost Any Shape

Zehra Şahin August 24, 2026August 16, 2026

Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso have developed an innovative battery component that can be manufactured in…

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Wave-Resistant Floating Solar Panel Technology Developed

Zehra Şahin August 21, 2026August 16, 2026
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CATL Introduces Battery Technology That Charges in Nine Minutes

Zehra Şahin August 20, 2026August 16, 2026
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CDR Brief Issue 11: Durable CDR – Why Durability Matters

Göker Avcı August 19, 2026August 19, 2026

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3D-Printed Batteries That Can Take Almost Any Shape

Zehra Şahin August 24, 2026August 16, 2026

Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso have developed an innovative battery component that can be manufactured in…

Solarbaba

Wave-Resistant Floating Solar Panel Technology Developed

Zehra Şahin August 21, 2026August 16, 2026
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CATL Introduces Battery Technology That Charges in Nine Minutes

Zehra Şahin August 20, 2026August 16, 2026
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CDR Brief Issue 11: Durable CDR – Why Durability Matters

Göker Avcı August 19, 2026August 19, 2026

Author: Mehmet Çakmak

The Future of Climate Governance in a Multipolar World
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The Future of Climate Governance in a Multipolar World

Mehmet ÇakmakJuly 27, 2026July 27, 2026

COP31 and New Alliances in an Age of Geopolitical Fragmentation This is the sixth piece in a series on the…

The Technological Republic Comes For Climate Finance
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The Technological Republic Comes For Climate Finance

Mehmet ÇakmakJuly 16, 2026July 16, 2026

This is the fifth piece in a series on the political economy of climate finance. Previous pieces examined the geopolitical…

EREKSEL SAPMA (Eudaimonic Drift)
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EREKSEL SAPMA (Eudaimonic Drift)

Mehmet ÇakmakJune 26, 2026June 26, 2026

PLATO’S IDEA, ARISTOTLE’S TELOS, AND IBN ARABI’S AYN-I SABIT  THE PHILOSOPHICAL ANATOMY OF CLIMATE FINANCE This is the fourth piece…

From Baku’s Promises to Antalya’s Reality: Testing the Plumbing of Climate Finance at COP31
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From Baku’s Promises to Antalya’s Reality: Testing the Plumbing of Climate Finance at COP31

Mehmet ÇakmakJune 15, 2026June 15, 2026

In my previous brief, “Blended Finance’s Broken Promise: Why the Money Never Arrives” I argued that the global climate finance…

Blended Finance’s Broken Promise: Why the Money Never Arrives
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Blended Finance’s Broken Promise: Why the Money Never Arrives

Mehmet ÇakmakMarch 17, 2026March 16, 2026

In the first piece of this series, I argued that the global climate finance gap is not a technical problem…

Geopolitical Green Finance: Where Capital Flows — and Where It Doesn’t
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Geopolitical Green Finance: Where Capital Flows — and Where It Doesn’t

Mehmet ÇakmakMarch 8, 2026March 9, 2026

When COP29 closed in Baku on 24 November 2024, a deal had been struck. The New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG)…

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Mehmet Çakmak

Mehmet ÇakmakJanuary 16, 2021February 13, 2026

Mehmet Çakmak is a sustainability and green finance professional working at the intersection of climate tech, green fintech, and financial…

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COP31 Türkiye Brief is an independent editorial platform offering an open look at COP31, through Türkiye’s lens, with voices from across the field. It brings together reporting, analysis, and expert perspectives to examine how global climate negotiations intersect with energy transition, policy, and implementation across regions. The publication aims to provide clear context and informed insight before, during, and beyond COP31.

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