The Impact Of Paris Agreement on Turkish Coal Power Project Developments
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EuraCoal, a European mining industry
lobby group, estimates that Turkey has around 1.3 billion
tonnes of hard coal and 11.5 billion tonnes of lignite
resources, of which 0.5 billion tonnes and 9.8 billion tonnes
respectively are proven reserves.
As worldwide populations and industrial growth reach
new heights, electricity demand is projected to increase
substantially. Fossil fuels, particularly coal, will continue to
be a vital energy source for the power sector in many
countries. At the same time, fossil fuel fired power
generation is one of the largest sources of global CO2
emissions. High-efficiency, low-emissions coal technologies
can help reduce the carbon emissions produced by coal-fired
power generation while enabling the energy source to
continue to meet growing power demand. Today, coal-fired
power plants produce over 44 % of the world’s electricity.
There has been, like in other countries globally, much talk
of the impact of Paris Climate Agreement on the energy
sector and especially on coal policies of Turkish
Government. In this regards however, due and diligent
attention has not been paid to the role and potential of coal
as an energy source and planned or intended coal-fired power
plant developments.
The aim of this Paper, thus considering all above facts
together in a comprehensive way, to shed light on Turkish
Energy Policy with respect to Paris Agreement, and explore
its potential efforts on planned Turkish Coal Power project
developments.
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