TY - GEN
T1 - Clean energy for future energy policy in Turkey
AU - Yuksel, Ibrahim
AU - Arman, Hasan
AU - Demirel, Ibrahim Halil
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/4/12
Y1 - 2018/4/12
N2 - Turkey is an energy importing country; more than half of the energy requirement has been supplied by imports. Oil has the biggest share in total primary energy consumption. Due to the diversification efforts of energy sources, use of natural gas that was newly introduced into Turkish economy, has been growing rapidly. Turkey has large reserves of coal, particularly of lignite. In the last decade the proven lignite reserves are 8.0 billion tons. The burning of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially CO2, possibly causing climate change. Environmentally friendly energy development has enormous implications for developing countries as major emitters due to their rapid economic and population growth. With some possible options, the paper concludes that the reduction of emissions can only be achieved when policies are supportive and well targeted, standards and incentives are realistic and flexible, and the public is actively responsive to environmental degradation. Turkey's high rate of energy-related carbon emissions growth is expected to accelerate, with emissions climbing from 57 million tons in 2000 to almost 210 million tons in 2020. Carbon intensity in Turkey is higher than the western developed nation average. Energy-intensive, inefficient industries remain under government control with soft budged constraints, contributing to undisciplined energy use in Turkey. This paper deals with clean energy for future energy policy in Turkey.
AB - Turkey is an energy importing country; more than half of the energy requirement has been supplied by imports. Oil has the biggest share in total primary energy consumption. Due to the diversification efforts of energy sources, use of natural gas that was newly introduced into Turkish economy, has been growing rapidly. Turkey has large reserves of coal, particularly of lignite. In the last decade the proven lignite reserves are 8.0 billion tons. The burning of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially CO2, possibly causing climate change. Environmentally friendly energy development has enormous implications for developing countries as major emitters due to their rapid economic and population growth. With some possible options, the paper concludes that the reduction of emissions can only be achieved when policies are supportive and well targeted, standards and incentives are realistic and flexible, and the public is actively responsive to environmental degradation. Turkey's high rate of energy-related carbon emissions growth is expected to accelerate, with emissions climbing from 57 million tons in 2000 to almost 210 million tons in 2020. Carbon intensity in Turkey is higher than the western developed nation average. Energy-intensive, inefficient industries remain under government control with soft budged constraints, contributing to undisciplined energy use in Turkey. This paper deals with clean energy for future energy policy in Turkey.
KW - Turkey
KW - clean energy
KW - energy demand
KW - energy generation
KW - energy policy
KW - energy supply
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U2 - 10.1109/ICREGA.2018.8337590
DO - 10.1109/ICREGA.2018.8337590
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85050472767
T3 - 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy: Generation and Application, ICREGA 2018
SP - 260
EP - 263
BT - 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy: Generation and Application, ICREGA 2018
Y2 - 26 February 2018 through 28 February 2018
ER -
