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The role of coal in energy policy and sustainable development of Turkey: Is it compatible to the EU energy policy?

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This paper aims to assess the current and future role of coal in energy strategy of Turkey, and evaluates the compatibility of policies to the EU energy policy and strategy. Coal is regarded as the most important indigenous energy source in Turkey together with hydropower to strengthen the supply security of the country. Turkish government set targets to fully utilize coal reserves of the country in next decades. However, the country is also in the process of becoming an EU Member State, hence, it is expected that the energy policies have to comply with the EU. Moreover, Turkey ratified Kyoto Protocol in 2009, thus the country should limit CO2 emission together with other greenhouse gases. The probable obstacles that Turkey may face due to the utilization of coal were determined as CO2 emissions, lack of technology and application in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and health and safety issues. It is concluded that coal is a very important domestic energy source for Turkey but new policies have to be developed and adopted immediately, and more realistic targets for the country should be set accordingly.

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  • Baris, Kemal, 2011. "The role of coal in energy policy and sustainable development of Turkey: Is it compatible to the EU energy policy?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(3), pages 1754-1763, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:39:y:2011:i:3:p:1754-1763
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    1. Cristóbal, Jorge & Guillén-Gosálbez, Gonzalo & Jiménez, Laureano & Irabien, Angel, 2012. "MINLP model for optimizing electricity production from coal-fired power plants considering carbon management," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 493-501.
    2. Xuedong Liang & Meng Ye & Li Yang & Wanbing Fu & Zhi Li, 2018. "Evaluation and Policy Research on the Sustainable Development of China’s Rare Earth Resources," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-16, October.

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