TURKEY: Republic of Turkey Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2023

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2011
Effective Start Year: 
2012
Effective End Year: 
2023
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Industry, Transport, Building, Multi-Sector, Other
Energy Types: 
All, Power, Renewable, Hydropower, Solar, Wind, Other
Issued by: 
Ministry of Environment and Urbanization
Source: 
Prevention Web
File: 
National Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2023
Overall Summary: 
The Republic of Turkey Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2023 provides for a road map that covers all sectors and identifies our short, medium and long-term targets for combating climate change. The aim is to integrate Turkey’s future development and environmental plans and to proceed seamlessly, and without losing pace. After an overview on the Plan, the document covers these specific themes, their purposes and objectives: Energy Sector, Buildings Sector, Industry Sector, Transportation Sector and Waste Sector.---Note: BEP: Building Energy Performance.
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
OBJECTIVE E1.2. Develop the capacity for energy efficiency by 2015.---PURPOSE E4. Reduce losses and illicit use in electricity distribution.
EE targets: 
OBJECTIVE E4.1. Reduce nationwide electricity distribution losses to 8% by 2023.--- OBJECTIVE B1.5. Decrease annual energy consumption in the buildings and premises of public institutions by 10% until 2015 and by 20% until 2023
EE industry standards: 
PURPOSE S1. Increase energy efficiency in the industry sector: OBJECTIVE S1.1. Making legal arrangements for energy efficiency and limitation of greenhouse gas emissions OBJECTIVE S1.2. Limiting GHG emissions originating from energy usage (including electrical energy share) in the industry sector.
EE building standards: 
PURPOSE B1. Increase energy efficiency in buildings. OBJECTIVE B1.1. Establish heat insulation and energy-efficient systems meeting standards in commercial and public buildings with usable areas larger than 10 thousand square meters and in at least 1 million residential buildings by 2023. OBJECTIVE B1.2. Effective implementation of the Regulation on Energy Performance in Buildings (EPB) and other energy efficiency regulations until 2017. [...] OBJECTIVE B1.4. Issuing “Energy Performance Certificates” to all buildings until 2017. OBJECTIVE B1.5. Decrease annual energy consumption in the buildings and premises of public institutions by 10% until 2015 and by 20% until 2023.
EE transport standards : 
PURPOSE U4. Increasing efficiency in energy consumption of transportation sector. OBJECTIVE U4.1. Limiting the energy consumption in transport until 2023.
EE financial incentives: 
OBJECTIVE E1.4. Increase the amount of incentives given by MENR for energy efficiency applications by 100% until 2015.---OBJECTIVE B1.3. Develop instruments that will provide the necessary financial support with regard to energy efficiency, renewable energy and EPB until the end of 2013.
EE public awareness/promotional programmes: 
Delivering trainings and raising awareness on energy efficiency.
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
OBJECTIVE E2.1. Ensure that the share of renewable energy in electricity production is increased.
RE targets: 
OBJECTIVE B2.1. At least 20% of the annual energy demand of new buildings met via renewable energy resources as of 2017.
RE action plans: 
OBJECTIVE E2.2. Develop capacity by 2015 so as to increase utilization of renewable energy resources.---PURPOSE B2. Increase renewable energy use in buildings.---Utilization of hydroelectric energy potential and other renewable energy resources. Utilizing entire technical and economic potential for hydroelectric energy on basin-basis, in consideration of economic, environmental and social conditions. Launching pilot projects for pumped storage HPP technologies. Taking an inventory of the existing solar collectors and conducting the cost/ benefit analyses; making and putting into effect legislative arrangements to spread the use of solar energy taking into consideration of the environmental factors. Preparing the cost/benefit based solar energy roadmap. Developing a roadmap and developing a finance model for offshore wind energy. Building the necessary infrastructure so as to increase wind energy capacity and ensure good management.---Reviewing the legislation on utilization of geothermal energy, and exploring opportunities for financial support.--- Make legal arrangements for certification of renewable energy systems under 500 kW.
RE capital subsidy, grant, or rebate: 
Reviewing the legislation on utilization of geothermal energy, and exploring opportunities for financial support.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
PURPOSE US5. Planning renewable energy resources taking into consideration the impacts of climate change and the sustainability of the ecosystem services oriented to increase resilience to climate change.
GHG emissions reduction targets: 
OBJECTIVE B3.1. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in new settlements by at least 10% per settlement in comparison to existing settlements (which are selected as pilot and the greenhouse gas emissions of which are identified until 2015) until 2023.---PURPOSE O1. Increase the amount of carbon sequestered in forests OBJECTIVE O1.1. Increase the amount of carbon sequestered in forests by 15% of the 2007 value by 2020 ( 14,500 Gg in 2007, 16,700 Gg in 2020).
Pollution control action plans: 
PURPOSE E3. Limit GHG emissions originating from use of coal in electricity production, by using clean coal technologies and taking efficiency-increasing measures.---PURPOSE B3. Limit greenhouse gas emissions originating from settlements.---PURPOSE S2. Decrease the CO2 equivalent intensity per GDP produced in the industrial sector until 2023. OBJECTIVE S2.1. Developing the financial and technical infrastructure for limitation of GHG emissions. OBJECTIVE S2.2. Develop and use new technologies for limitation of GHG emissions in the industry sector until 2023.---PURPOSE U3. Dissemination of the use of alternative fuels and clean vehicle technologies in the transport sector. OBJECTIVE U3.1. Making legal arrangements and building capacity to increase use of alternative fuels and clean vehicles until 2023 OBJECTIVE U3.2. Taking local measures to encourage use of alternative fuel and clean vehicles in urban transport until 2023.
Decarbonization strategy: 
PURPOSE S2. Decrease the CO2 equivalent intensity per GDP produced in the industrial sector until 2023. OBJECTIVE S2.2. Develop and use new technologies for limitation of GHG emissions in the industry sector until 2023.---OBJECTIVE US5.1. Planning hydraulic and geothermal energy resources from climate change adaptation perspective.
Carbon markets: 
PURPOSE Y4. Optimum usage of emission trading mechanisms that contribute to cost-effective limitation of greenhouse gas emissions. OBJECTIVE Y4.1. Carrying out negotiations to ensure Turkey’s participation in the most advantageous way into the existing and new global and regional carbon markets until 2013. OBJECTIVE Y4.2. Carry out studies to establish the carbon market in Turkey by 2015
Land use change for energy production purposes: 
PURPOSE O3. Limit the negative impact of land uses and changes such as forests, pastures, agriculture and settlements on climate change.
Pricing
Renewable energy subsidies: 
Reviewing the legislation on utilization of geothermal energy, and exploring opportunities for financial support.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Building the necessary infrastructure so as to increase wind energy capacity and ensure good management.--- Taking necessary supportive measures to rehabilitate and strengthen distribution networks and move towards “Smart Grid” applications.
Investment
Financial incentives for energy infrastructure: 
OBJECTIVE S2.1. Developing the financial and technical infrastructure for limitation of GHG emissions.---Providing necessary financing with regard to energy efficiency, renewable energy and BEP in order to increase energy efficiency in buildings.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Supporting NGOs and local governments for development of RES projects.---Increasing inspections to prevent illicit electricity use, and conducting activities on this issue.
Technology
Clean energy technology priorities: 
PURPOSE E2. Increase the share of clean energy in energy production and use.---OBJECTIVE E2.3. Ensure technological development by 2020 for energy production from renewable energy resources.---PURPOSE U3. Dissemination of the use of alternative fuels and clean vehicle technologies in the transport sector. OBJECTIVE U3.1. Making legal arrangements and building capacity to increase use of alternative fuels and clean vehicles until 2023 OBJECTIVE U3.2. Taking local measures to encourage use of alternative fuel and clean vehicles in urban transport until 2023.---Promoting use of cogeneration and regional heating systems.
Clean energy technology deployment: 
OBJECTIVE S2.2. Develop and use new technologies for limitation of GHG emissions in the industry sector until 2023.--- Stepping up new researches on biofuels in view of energy contribution.
Low-emission and cleaner coal technology: 
PURPOSE E3. Limit GHG emissions originating from use of coal in electricity production, by using clean coal technologies and taking efficiency-increasing measures. OBJECTIVE E3.1. Increase the average cycle efficiencies of existing coal-fired thermal power plants until 2023.---Studying the technical and economic feasibility of utilization of biomass resources in existing coal plants.---Rehabilitation of existing lignite power plants and disseminating the use of clean coal technologies.
R&D renewable energy: 
Developing and supporting R&D activities for renewable energy resources.
R&D energy efficiency: 
OBJECTIVE E1.3. Support R&D activities on energy efficiency.---Increase financial resources allocated to R&D on energy efficiency by 100% of 2009 figures by 2015.