Information and consultation meetings on the Green Transition and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) were held in Mardin under the coordination of the Directorate of Climate Change.
17 April 2025
Information and consultation meetings on the Green Transition and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) were held in Mardin under the coordination of the Directorate of Climate Change.
Hosted by the Mardin Chamber of Industry, the meeting sought to strengthen the awareness and implementation capacity of Türkiye’s industrial sector in the context of the fight against climate change, with a particular focus on the Green Transition and CBAM. The sessions addressed the themes “The Green Transition and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism” and “National Taxonomy, the Green Transition in Industry, and Green Transition Finance Instruments.”
The opening remarks were delivered by Mehrali Ecer, Deputy Director of Climate Change. Panelists examined in detail the green transition in industry, finance instruments and taxonomy, the National Green Taxonomy, green transition financing, Türkiye’s greenhouse gas monitoring, reporting, and verification system, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and the relationship between CBAM and the Emissions Trading System.
In his opening address, Ecer stressed his conviction that the Emissions Trading System will operate as a strong mechanism contributing to Türkiye’s 2053 net-zero emissions and green transition targets, and noted that efforts in this area continue without interruption.
The Deputy Director also stated, “We aim for Türkiye’s Green Taxonomy to serve as a tool that builds investor confidence, protects investors against greenwashing, and supports companies in directing their investments toward the areas of greatest need.”
Ecer further highlighted the importance of ensuring that the financial resources required to deliver the green transition in Türkiye are brought together with green investments through the taxonomy.
Through the Green Taxonomy, a list of environmentally sustainable economic activities is being developed, defining which activities may be considered environmentally sustainable and under what conditions, thereby aiming to channel finance toward genuinely sustainable investments.
Following earlier meetings held in Eskişehir, Denizli, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Konya, İzmir, Kayseri, Mersin, Adana, Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Uşak, Aydın, and Bursa, the information and consultation meetings continued in Mardin.