Turkey: Lack of 2030 and 2050 Emissions Reduction Plans and a Fossil Fuel Centered COVID Economic Recovery Plan
This post was submitted by Turkey Country Manager Barış Can Sever Turkey lacks a plan for reducing 2030 and 2050 emissions levels. It has signed but not yet ratified... Read more.
Best Climate Practice Turkey: Yeşil Düşünce Derneği (Green Thought Association)
This Post was submitted by Climate Scorecard Turkey Country Manager Barış Can Sever One of the best climate practices implemented by a local NGO in Turkey was... Read more.
Turkey’s Feed-In Tariff System of the Renewable Energy Sources Support Mechanism (YEKDEM)
By Climate Scorecard Turkey Country Manager Barış Can Sever One of Turkey’s best practices in renewable energy production is the feed-in tariff system of the... Read more.
Turkey Needs to Develop a Multi-Sector Decarbonization Plan Among Other Climate Policies
Policy Recommendation 1: Current Incentives and Plans for Coal-Based Power Plants Should be Decreased and Eventually Abandoned Policy Recommendation 2: The Production... Read more.
Turkey’s Electricity Consumption was 272.53 Terawatt hours (TWh) in 2018, a 443.65% increase over 1990 levels (Source: IEA)
Since 1990, Turkey’s electricity consumption has steadily increased with period decreases in 2001 and 2010. The country consumed 50.13 Terawatt hours (TWh) of... Read more.
190% Increase in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Turkey Since 1990
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions Levels: 374.13 Megatons in 2018, a 190.56% increase over 1990 levels (Source: IEA) Current greenhouse gas (GHG) levels... Read more.