# Greta Thunberg at COP: Turkish energy shipments ‘directly fuelling the genocide of Palestine’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/greta-thunberg-at-cop-turkish-energy-shipments-directly-fuelling-the-genocide-of-palestine/
- Published: 2026-11-13T15:22:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T16:55:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/greta-thunberg-cop-turkish-energy-shipments-directly-fuelling-genocide-palestine
- Topics: Climate, Geopolitics, Middle East, Politics, Science, World

## Key points

- Thunberg called on Turkey to halt fuel shipments to Israel.
- Report traces 77 crude oil shipments from Ceyhan to Israel.
- Turkey’s trade embargo was announced in May 2024.

## Summary

Greta Thunberg urged Turkey to stop fuel shipments to Israel at the COP31 climate conference, saying they were helping to fuel Israel’s assault on Palestinians. Her appeal drew attention to a reported gap between Ankara’s public criticism of Israel and claims that oil continues to reach Israeli ports from Turkey.

A report by three campaign groups identified 77 crude oil shipments, totalling nearly 6,463 kilotonnes, from Ceyhan to Israel between May 2024 and June 2026, despite Turkey’s trade embargo announced in May 2024. The oil is Azerbaijani crude carried through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline; researchers say it accounts for more than 40 per cent of Israel’s oil imports and is used to fuel military vehicles and aircraft. Turkey says it does not control where the oil is sold, while the report says shipments continued after officials pledged legal action over false destination declarations.

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