Turkey

Turkey

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Turkey's Climate Change Impact

Positive

  • 🌞 Uses solar power (3%)
  • 🍃 Uses wind power (7%)
  • 🌊 Uses hydro power (30%)
  • 🌅 Other renewables power (~4%)

Negative

  • 🚫 No pledges towards net zero
  • 🚗 No pledges to ban ICE vehicles
  • 😠 Electricity from renewable sources too low (44%)
  • 🤬 Electricity from fossil fuels too high (55.17%)
  • 🤮 36% of electricity still from coal
  • ⛽ Electricity from natural gas (18%)

Percentages rounded from 2019 data.

📈 Turkey is rank 181 out of 195 countries for Climate Change.

How would you rate Turkey's Environmental Impact?

Is the Turkey part of the IEA (International Energy Agency)?

Yes, Turkey is part country member of the IEA, working together in partnership on tackling the emerging energy challenges.

What is Turkey's renewable vs fossil fuel energy mix?

Turkey uses 44% energy from renewable sources compared to 55.17% energy from fossil fuel sources.

Turkey's Climate Change Action

A list of some of Turkey's common climate change questions.

Have Turkey's government pledged to ban diesel and petrol cars?

Currently there are no plans by Turkey's government to ban ICE cars, such as diesel and petrol..


Have Turkey's government pledged to be a net zero country?

Currently there are no plans by Turkey's government to become a net zero country.


Does Turkey's electricity mix still contain coal?

Yes, Turkey's electricity does still contain coal as part of the countries energy mix.

Does Turkey's generate nuclear electricity?

No, Turkey's does generate nuclear electricity.

Turkey's Climate Change Resources

National Climate Change Entity

Are you looking for your countries department for action against climate change? If so, the website below is Turkey's dedicated environment and global warming resource. We encourage everyone to put pressure on local and national government's to put climate change high on their priority and to push forward with climate positive laws.

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey - Marmara Research Center (Environment and Clean Production Institute)

Turkey's Comparison Against Countries

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