Turkey’s new NDC: 34 percent more emissions

Turkey’s new climate target for 2030 envisages an increase in emissions of around 34 percent compared to 2020. It is true that Turkey’s Environment Minister Murat Kurum indicated at COP27 on Tuesday that he would raise the target from the previous minus 21 percent to minus 41 percent. However, the basis of this calculation is not an absolute figure but the so-called business-as-usual level (BAU) – a calculation without measures to reduce emissions.