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A thorough calculation has to be made as to whether our Country would be able to carry out the required sanctions successfully if it was to be included in the Kyoto Protocol, thus what the pros and cons of the protocol would be for the country or whether alternative routes can be chosen. However, the rapid increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by Turkey is a fact that can not be ignored. The average greenhouse gas emissions per capita in our Country can be considered way below those in the OECD and EU countries but when multiplied with a population of approximately 70 million, Turkey is listed as the 13th among largest emitters of greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide emissions which increased by 70% in 2007 amount to nearly 300 million tones in Turkey.
Projects based on renewable sources are markedly gaining in importance in Turkey that lacks a national environmentalist energy policy and is listed among countries with rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
As a country we have to devise, without any further delay, an energy strategy that “emphasizes power efficiency and focuses on renewable sources especially solar energy and reduces the dependency on fossil fuels. It is high time to revolutionize energy and make new investments in energy efficiency and renewable sources.''
“In addition to reducing carbon emissions, projects that contribute to the sustainable development of the country, local economy and society are deemed worthy of gold standard.” After a process of about 1 year, the Sayalar project was registered as the "gold standard" carbon credit in 2007 in the voluntary market. The Sayalar Station in Turkey became one of the first three wind facilities that was awarded this certificate. There will be an annual reduction of 85.000 tCO2 tones of carbon dioxide emissions in our Sayalar facilities. The Soma Project has completed the validation step through the Gold Standard registry process. There will be an annual reduction of 297.515 tones of carbon dioxide emissions in our Soma facilities. As Polat Enerji, we shall be contributing to an annual reduction of 900.000 tCO2 of carbon with the actualization of our investments in renewable energy. |
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