Information and consultation meetings on the Green Transition and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) were held in Gaziantep under the coordination of the Directorate of Climate Change.
18 April 2025
Information and consultation meetings on the Green Transition and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) were held in Gaziantep under the coordination of the Directorate of Climate Change.
Hosted by the Gaziantep 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 Volkan Polat, Head of Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emission Department of the Directorate of Climate Change, and Yusuf İzzettin İymen, Secretary General of the Gaziantep Chamber of Industry. 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 remarks, Polat noted that greenhouse gas emissions from industrial facilities have been monitored since 2015 under the Regulation on the Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and said, “In order to strengthen the reliability and quality of verified greenhouse gas emission reports submitted by facilities covered by the Regulation, we have introduced the Central Electronic Verifier Appointment System (MEDAS), in line with the principle of transparency.”
He continued, “We believe that our Emissions Trading System will operate as a strong mechanism contributing to our 2053 net zero emissions and green transition targets, and we continue our work in this direction without interruption.”
Polat also stressed that Türkiye’s Green Taxonomy is designed as a tool that builds investor confidence, protects investors against greenwashing, and supports companies in directing their investments toward the areas of greatest need, adding, “Through the taxonomy, we also seek to ensure that the financial resources required to deliver the green transition in our country are brought together with green investments.”
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, Bursa, and Mardin, the information and consultation meetings continued in Gaziantep.