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The government supports reforestation, electric vehicle manufacturing and low-carbon electricity generation and is aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2053. Turkey re-absorbs about a tenth of its emissions, mostly through its forests. Although greenhouse gas totals are reported some details, such as the split between cars and lorries, are not published. Annual per person emissions since the mid-2010s have varied around six and a half tonnes, which is more than the global average. Turkey's share of global greenhouse gas emissions is about 1%, which is similar to its share of population. Low-emission zones in cities would both reduce local air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. The Right to Clean Air Platform argues that there should be a legal limit on fine airborne dust, much of which comes from car and lorry exhaust. : 15 Even without a carbon price renewable electricity in Turkey is cheaper than electricity generated by coal and gas, so the Chamber of Engineers says that without subsidies coal-fired power stations would be gradually shutdown. : 1 In January 2023 the National Energy Plan was published: it forecast that 1.7 GW more local coal power would be connected to the grid by 2030. Much methane is belched by livestock cows alone produce half of the greenhouse gas from agriculture in Turkey.Įconomists say that major reasons for Turkey's greenhouse gas emissions are subsidies for coal-fired power stations, : 18 and the lack of a price on carbon pollution. After coal and oil the third most polluting fuel is fossil gas which is burnt in Turkey's gas-fired power stations, homes and workplaces. The nation's coal-fired power stations emit the most carbon dioxide, and other significant sources are road vehicles running on petrol or diesel. ( April 2023)Ĭoal, cars and lorries vent more than a third of Turkey's five hundred million tonnes of annual greenhouse gas emissions-mostly carbon dioxide-and are part of the cause of climate change in Turkey.

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