ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 13. Turkmenistan
has proposed establishing a Global Program for Hydrogen Energy
Transition with a ten-year timeframe under the auspices of the
United Nations, Trend
reports via the press service of the Turkmen Government.


The initiative was presented by Chairman of Turkmenistan’s Halk
Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during his address at the
International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum, held at the Hofburg
Palace in Vienna, Austria.


The proposal envisions practical cooperation with international
partners on developing hydrogen energy based on natural gas,
alongside expanded use of wind and solar energy, and the
implementation of joint green energy projects.


Turkmenistan also confirmed its full commitment to the Paris
Climate Agreement and highlighted plans to strengthen regional
cooperation in climate technologies, including the upcoming launch
of a UN Regional Centre for Climate Technologies in Ashgabat.







In addition, Turkmenistan stressed that developing countries,
particularly landlocked states, must be guaranteed equal and
non-discriminatory access to water resources and waterways, framing
this as both a legal and moral obligation.


The country also reiterated its intention to further build on UN
General Assembly resolutions it has initiated in the fields of
energy security, environmental protection, and transport
connectivity, and to continue coordinating multilateral efforts
with the United Nations and UNIDO to achieve practical
outcomes.


The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum, previously
known as the Vienna Energy Forum, is a solutions platform to
accelerate low-emission, climate-resilient development around the
world. The Forum highlights the action-oriented steps required to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The solutions
platform facilitates multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder, and
inter-disciplinary dialogue to advance sustainable energy
development. Initiated in 2008, the Forum is co-organized by the
United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Austrian
Government, and the International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis.