August 29, 2021 3:50 pm
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
The local communities of Milas and Yatağan in Muğla province of Turkey, have been living under the destructive impacts of Yeniköy, Kemerköy and Yatağan coal-fired power plants and coal mines for four decades. Now the last natural area, Akbelen Forest, with its trees, bushes, birds, thyme and mushrooms, is under the threat of an expanding open-pit lignite mine. We want to stand with the people of İkizköy, who have endured the destructive impacts of the Yeniköy, Kemerköy, and Yatağan coal-fired power plants and mines for four decades, and are fighting for what remains of their forests, olive groves and farming lands.
November 2, 2021 10:19 am
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
Turkey can be coal free by 2030 if fossil fuel companies are made financially responsible for their externalities in line with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, and the government ends subsidies for coal, according to a new report.
March 12, 2021 6:13 pm
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
Three coal power plant projects accounting for ten percent of Turkey’s planned coal pipeline have been scrapped.
October 7, 2021 2:30 pm
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
Turkey’s parliament has unanimously voted to ratify the Paris Agreement ahead of the UNFCCC COP26 climate conference. President Ergodan announced the country’s intention to ratify the Paris Agreement along with a 2053 net zero target last month at the UNGA, and this ratification marks a major shift in Turkey’s climate policy, effectively ruling out any significant long-term future for coal.
March 23, 2021 2:03 pm
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
It has been five years since the UN Paris Climate Agreement, and in that short time, half of Europe’s coal plants have closed, or have announced pre-2030 closure plans. 2030 is now the key date for coal in Europe and the OECD, as it’s the latest possible moment these countries can close their coal plants and still meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
March 12, 2021 12:24 pm
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
Three coal power plant projects accounting for ten percent of Turkey’s planned coal pipeline have been scrapped.
September 22, 2021 12:40 pm
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
China’s commitment to ending support for new coal overseas, and Turkey’s announcement at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that it intends to ratify the UN Paris climate agreement are a critical blow for coal power in Europe.
August 16, 2021 3:36 pm
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
Akbelen is the last patch of forest in İkizköy, a village in Muğla, Turkey, and it is currently threatened by the expansion of yet another coal mine.
February 7, 2020 4:43 pm
Published by Beyond Fossil Fuels
Turkey needs to decide between a just coal transition keep its coal plants on life support; wasting money and forcing more communities out of their homes.