Climate Network’s 2025 Climate Report Card
Türkiye’s 2025 report card is poor; hopes rest on COP31 Composed of 16 civil society organizations working in the field of climate, the İklim Ağı (Climate Network) has prepared Türkiye’s 2025 Climate Report Card across 12 key indicators. The report card notes that, once again in 2025, Türkiye failed to receive a passing grade due […]
A Major Opportunity for Türkiye: The Time for Real Climate Action Is Now
In a public statement, the İklim Ağı (Climate Network) welcomed Türkiye’s decision to host the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2026. The statement emphasised that hosting COP31 presents Türkiye with a significant opportunity to build a decarbonised economy through a just transition that […]
Climate Network Statement on COP30: Strong Climate Policy Is Essential for Leadership in the Negotiations
In a statement ahead of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Climate Network noted that Türkiye cannot effectively tackle the climate crisis without reducing its emissions and protecting its natural areas. At COP30, to be held in Belém, Brazil, between 10 and 21 […]
Climate Network Statement on the New Incentive Package: Public Resources Should Protect Workers, Not Companies
In a joint statement, the İklim Ağı (Climate Network) stated that the new incentive package continues to increase the profits of polluting companies, hinders the expansion of clean energy, and puts public health and public finances at risk. Following the announcement of the new incentive package by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Electricity […]
Türkiye’s Climate Target Increases Emissions Instead of Reducing Them
The İklim Ağı (Climate Network) stated that Türkiye’s 2035 climate target will increase greenhouse gas emissions by 16% compared to 2023, rather than reducing them. The statement emphasised that unless Türkiye begins reducing greenhouse gas emissions immediately, society will not be able to become resilient to the climate crisis. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Türkiye’s […]
If There’s a Target, There’s Life!
The Mediterranean region, where Türkiye is located, is among the most affected regions by climate change. According to a recent study* changes have already begun in parts of our country with arid and cold spells. On a global scale, the continuation of life as we know it depends on limiting the increase in the global […]
Climate Network: The Climate Law Adopted by Parliament Can Protect Neither Nature, Nor People, Nor the Climate
Following the General Assembly deliberations of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye on 2 July 2025, the Climate Law was adopted and enacted. While climate laws are important instruments of climate policy, the Climate Law adopted in its current form represents a historic missed opportunity for Türkiye’s fight against the climate crisis. Published in the […]
Türkiye’s First Climate Law Proposal Is Coming to the Grand National Assembly
However, this proposal contains significant shortcomings in addressing the climate crisis; among them are the absence of a just transition mechanism and a scientific advisory council. In its current form, the bill defines just transition merely as a concept. It does not, however, provide for employment and social support mechanisms for workers, their families, or […]
Statement by the Climate Network on the Climate Law Proposal Submitted to the Grand National Assembly
Statement by the Climate Network on the Climate Law Proposal Submitted to the Grand National Assembly: We Demand a Law That Protects Nature, People, and the Climate Bringing together 15 civil society organisations working on climate in Türkiye, the İklim Ağı (Climate Network) issued a statement on the first Climate Law proposal submitted to the […]
Türkiye’s Climate Network Established
Fifteen expert civil society organizations working in the field of climate in Türkiye have come together under the umbrella of the İklim Ağı (Climate Network). Announced to the public at a launch event held in Istanbul, the Climate Network aims to contribute to the development of science-based and realistic targets and national policies to combat […]