CLIMATE CHANGE/Çakırbeyli Secondary School-Ecrin-Tülay Ünlü

 

       CLIMATE CHANGE

Measures taken from Turkey

• It preserves biological diversity.

• It supports the sustainable use of renewable natural resources.

• It tries to reduce pollution and excessive consumption.

 

Turkey's climate change policy is that our country, which started its industrialization in the 20th century, has no historical responsibility for the increase in the greenhouse gas rate in the atmosphere, and that it will do its part within the framework of the "common but differentiated responsibilities" principle to be developed in parallel with the contribution of each country to greenhouse gas emissions.

Turkey's total ecological footprint belongs to the carbon footprint with 46%. 

The greatest increase between 1961 and 2007 was in the carbon footprint. The greenhouse gas emissions

 of our country increased to 401.9 million tons in 2010 with an increase of 115% compared to 1990,

 and Turkey became one of the world leaders in the rate of increase in greenhouse gas emissions. 

In the same period, greenhouse gas emissions per capita increased from 3.39 tons to 5.52 tons.

As of 2010, 71% of Turkey's greenhouse gas emissions originate from the energy sector. 

Our country's energy and, accordingly, urban, transportation and industrial policies are indicators

 of the steps we have taken to combat global climate change. Turkey's climate policy is still far 

from responding to the urgency of the climate change problem.

Turkey has not preferred to follow effective policies to combat global climate change since the 1990s. 

Turkey, which became a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 

(UNFCCC) in 2004, signed the Kyoto Protocol in 2009. Despite this, it did not set any reduction 

targets in greenhouse gas emissions, and it did not assume any responsibility during the

 Second Obligation Period of Kyoto, which started in January 2013.

While it is predicted that the primary energy and electrical energy demand of our country will double

 in 2023, the figures of 2011, fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), nuclear energy and hydroelectricity

 were defined as the main tools to meet the said demand. In the projections of the Ministry of Energy, 

it is predicted that the use of imported and domestic coal will increase by 200% and the use of 

petroleum will increase by more than 100% in 2020 compared to 2010.

Effects of Climate Change in Turkey

The Mediterranean Basin, in which our country is located, is one of the most sensitive regions of the

 world against global climate change. A temperature increase of 2°C in the Mediterranean Basin 

will have its effects as unexpected weather events, heat waves, increase in the number and effect

 of forest fires, drought and thus loss of biodiversity, decrease in tourism revenues, loss of 

agricultural yield and most importantly drought. According to Turkey's Future of Turkey Project 

Final Report, the main effects of climate change will be as follows:

• The temperature increase will be limited until the end of the 2030s, and a rapid increase will be

 observed after this period,

• Although it shows seasonal and regional differences, the temperature increase is expected to reach 

around 4°C in winter and 6°C in summer (according to the 1960-1990 period),

• While there will be a decrease in winter precipitation throughout Turkey, only an increase will be

 seen in the eastern half of Northern Anatolia.

The Climate Change National Action Plan published in 2011 also states that the annual 

average temperature in Turkey will increase by 2.5°-4°C in the coming years, and that the increase

 will exceed 4°C in the Aegean and Eastern Anatolian Regions and 5˚C in the inner regions. 

Climate Change Action Plan states that Turkey will have a climate structure that is hotter, 

drier and more uncertain in terms of precipitation in the near future. predicts that it will be

 significantly affected by negative effects such as

INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED IN THIS CLIMATE CHANGE

“Climate Network”, which aims to carry out joint works to stop human-induced climate change before 

it reaches the point of no return, Wheat Ecological Life Support Association,

 Nature Association, Nature Conservation Center, Eurosolar Turkey, Greenpeace Mediterranean,

 Kadıköyü Science, Culture and Art Friends Association (KADOS), It was established with the 

contribution of non-governmental organizations such as Turkey Anti-Erosion, Afforestation and 

Conservation of Natural Assets Foundation (TEMA Foundation), 

WWF-Turkey (World Wildlife Fund), 350 Ankara.

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