Greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey
EU forces pace on carbon cuts, challenges others to follow
The European Union is using its heft as a wealthy trade bloc of half a billion consumers to set the global pace of climate change action, challenging others to match the ambitions of its latest carbon cutting plans.
CO2 emissions set to surge, IEA warns
Climate-changing CO2 emissions are set to surge by the second-biggest amount in history this year as the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the IEA warned on April 20, days before a major climate summit.
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Power output from wind hits 10.7 percent
Wind's share in Turkey's monthly electricity generation passed 10 percent threshold for the first time in January, the energy and natural resources minister said on Feb. 23.
"The wind blows with records in 2021," Fatih Dönmez said in a tweet.
Power generation through wind turbines rose to more than 10 percent for the first time in Turkey's history, he added.
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Energy efficiency saves Turkey $1 bln between 2017-2019
Energy efficiency measures and investments saved Turkey $1 billion between 2017-2019, according to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez on Wednesday.
Turkish economy to rebound 6% in 2021: EBRD
The Turkish economy, expected to shrink in 2021 like many other countries due to the coronavirus, will bounce back 6% in 2021, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on May 13.
"Turkey is likely to see a contraction of 3.5% in 2020 because of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic," the bank stressed in a press release.
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Advanced economy emissions fall, offset growth elsewhere
Global energy-related emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide remained steady last year, with declines in the advanced economies balancing out a rise in the rest of the world, latest data has shown.
The International Energy Agency said emissions of the main man-made greenhouse gas stayed at 33 gigatons in 2019, even as the world economy grew by 2.9 percent.
Energy import bill down more than 4 percent
Turkey's energy import bill declined by 4.2 percent from 2018 to stand at $41.18 billion in 2019, state-run Anadolu Agency calculated from Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) data.
In 2018, Turkey spent some $43 billion on energy imports.
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Turkey open production plant for first indigenous auto
Production facilities for Turkey's first indigenous automobile -- which also happens to be electric -- will open in the country's west under presidential decree.
Total turnover jumps 9 percent in October
Turkey's economy saw an annual rise in total turnover in October, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced on Dec. 16.
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Turkish defense industry to break export record in 2019
Turkey's defense and aviation industry is expected to beat its export record by the end of this [2019] year.