A new era in climate policy is beginning in Turkey after it ratified the Paris Agreement, according to a joint statement released on Thursday by 15 environmental groups in the country, APA reports citing Anadolu.
Turkey is expected to set new targets and prepare action plans for emissions reduction after it became one of the 191 countries that ratified the deal on Wednesday to contribute to global efforts against climate change.
The statement, signed by such organizations as the World Wildlife Fund Turkey and the Climate Action Network Europe, underlined that this was a positive step on Turkey's part, adding that with the adoption of the net zero emissions target by 2053, the country would enter a new era in its climate policy.
It also pointed to statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the UN General Assembly last month that the document's approval in parliament would bring radical changes in the country's investment, production, and employment policies.
They said that to fulfill this commitment and the 2053 target, emission reduction targets were expected in the short term, as were new action plans, especially in the field of energy but also in industry, transportation, buildings, agriculture, waste, and the use of natural assets.
"Turkey ranks 16th among the countries that cause the most greenhouse gas emissions in the world and its per-capita emission level is increasing every day. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Turkey must first set short-term climate targets that will cover the period until 2053."
The statement went on to say that in order to make policies that are in line with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 C degrees under the Paris Agreement, Turkey should review its nationally determined contributions statement and present a "more ambitious" emissions reduction target.
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