Turkey has come a long way since the 1990s, from mostly dependent on fossil fuels to producing more renewable energy....
Climate Change and Summer Heat in Turkey
Between 2010 and 2022, climate change has caused the ten hottest years on record. With the influence of El Nino...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: SHURA Energy Transition Center
The European Climate Foundation (ECF), Agora Energiewende, and Sabancı University (SU) Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) founded the SHURA Energy Transition...
Turkey Takes the First Step with a Monitoring-Verifying-Reporting System
An Emission Trading System is of considerable significance because of the environmental and economic advantages it offers, such as; Carbon...
Turkey 2024 Climate Scorecard Award: Deniz Ataç
Climate Scorecard’s 2024 Government Climate Leadership Award is presented to a country official who has done the most to reduce...
Turkey’s Increased Population and Construction have Favored Economic Growth Over Climate Mitigation Policies
The economy in Turkey has been on a growth trend for many years despite the surging inflation since 2022. The...
Turkey: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
SEFERIHISAR Seferihisar is a small town on the western coast of Turkey, situated just 50 km from Izmir, a captivating...
Turkey Produces Comprehensive GHG Inventories that Are One Year Behind Schedule
Rating: B Background: The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change that differs from the...
97% of Turkish Farmers Reported Diminishing Harvests and Yields Due to Climate Change-Related Impacts
Rating: B Turkey’s agricultural economy is among the top ten in the world, with half of the country consisting of...
Turkey is Faced with the Crisis of Having Per Capita Water Resources Decline by One-Third by Mid-Century
RATING B (Moderately Effective) Water is a precious resource that is gradually getting scarcer. Population growth, industrialization, and urbanization have...