The Impact Of Paris Agreement on Turkish Coal Power Project Developments
Uyanik, S. and Alturk, O.
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Abstract
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 timme, 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.... Show more Show less