Climate Council's Recommendations 2022

Turkey's first Climate Council was held from 21 to 25 February 2022 by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, where recommendations were adopted for Turkey's long-term climate roadmap in consultation with stakeholders. Approximately 5,000 representatives from the public and private sectors, universities, NGOs, and student groups attended the Council. This document features recommendations covering future planning for transformations in energy, transportation, industry, agriculture (and LULUCF) that are required to meet the country’s 2053 Net Zero Emissions Target that was announced in 2021. It emphasises the use of new (and future) technologies such as blockchain-based traceability technologies, autonomous robots and ‘smart transport’ to help catalyse these sectoral transformations. It also includes a proposal for developing an integrated ecosystem and biodiversity monitoring network, to address potential biodiversity loss. The Roadmap recognises the importance of including stakeholders from across levels of government and proposes the formation of a Climate Coordination Board in each province of the country, that will allow for ‘localised’ policy management.