National Climate Change Mitigation Action Plan

Türkiye’s Mitigation Action Plan for 2030

Prepared in line with the 2030 target, the action plan aims to determine greenhouse gas reduction policies and actions through a participatory and inclusive approach, and to contribute to the target of environment-friendly growth.

The Plan includes strategies and actions for the industry, energy, agriculture, LULUCF (Land Use, Land-use Change and Forestry), transportation, buildings and waste sectors, as the priority sectors in the reduction policies. Sectoral carbon pricing, finance, technology and fair transition topics are discussed in a separate section as cross-cutting issues.

Over 100 stakeholder meetings were held as part of the preparation process of the action plan, and the opinions of more than 1,500 representatives from the public and private sectors, academia and non-governmental organizations were taken. In January and May 2023, sectoral workshops were held for the discussion of proposed actions with the participation of key representatives of their respective sectors. Official feedback on the draft action plan was received from all stakeholders, and the necessary arrangements were made after garnering the opinions of all institutions in an integrated manner and creating detailed opinion tables. Subsequently, all sectoral actions were shared and discussed and the necessary arrangements were made with the members of the Mitigation Working Group under the Climate Change and Adaptation Coordination Board in July 2023 with the contributions of experts. In addition to the well-attended meetings, one-on-one meetings were held with institutional representatives when deemed necessary, and the actions were finalized after taking the official comments of the stakeholder institutions into account.

The main objectives of these actions include:

  • Mainstreaming energy efficiency in all sectors
  • Maximizing the use of renewable energy
  • Reducing the carbon footprint of industry on a product basis
  • Mainstreaming almost zero-energy buildings
  • Electrification in all areas of the transport sector
  • Increasing sinks in support of the fight against climate change
  • Ensuring the conscious use of fertilizers
  • Mainstreaming environmentally friendly agricultural practices
  • Preventing and reducing waste before it occurs
  • Establishing a carbon pricing mechanism
  • Investing in low-emission technologies
  • Achieving digitalization in all sectors
  • Providing incentive and support mechanisms
  • Planning the transition to a low-emission economy based on the principle of equitable transformation
  • Integrating Türkiye’s net zero emission targets into all levels of the education system.