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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ERA OF TÜRKİYE

Mehmet Emin BİRPINAR - Ersin GÜRTEPE

ABSTRACT
We currently face a number of difficulties. The COVID-19 outbreak, followed by the Russia-
Ukraine confrontation, has worsened the situation. This has resulted in inflation, disruption of
food and energy supply systems, and a halt to global economic growth.
The most recent WEF Global Risk Assessment REport indicates that the top 4 of the 10 risks
predicted in the 10 years are related to the environment and climate. Furthermore, the latest
report released by the United Nations Environment Programme on the global emissions and
adaptation gap shows that the world is moving towards +2.4 C by the end of the century, and
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the need to adapt is growing every year. However, in 2023, the global circularity is calculated at
7,2 per cent which was 9 per cent before the pandemic.
Naturally, these events point to the need for immediate change and transformation. In this
way, the concept of sustainability, which has been in place for 25 years, has become even more
important.
Lower clean energy production costs make this transformation appealing, while the transition
to a circular economy, independent source-based growth, is also needed to reduce pressure on
resources. The fact that carbon policies like the CBAM, a part of the European Green Deal, is
also about to be developed in the G7 under the German Presidency, as climate club; may be
seen as a step towards accelerating the transition to low-carbon development on a global scale.
Turkiye set its carbon-neutral targets for 2053 through the Green Development Vision.
As a result, policies were developed based on a sustainable environment; successful green
transformations have occurred in many industries, including industry, heating, transportation,
and energy; initiatives to promote sustainable production and consumption patterns have
begun; in this regard, the United Nations’ designation of March 30 as “International Zero Waste
Day” is a success and one of our great jobs.
Keywords: Sustainability, Net Zero Emissions, Green Growth, Sustainable Production and
Consumption, Zero Waste, Circular Economy

Prof. Dr., TC Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakan Yardımcısı, İklim Değişikliği Başmüzakerecisi
Mail: mehmet.birpinar@csb.gov.tr
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5703-6341
Çevre ve Şehircilik Uzmanı, TC Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı
Mail: ersin.gurtepe@csb.gov.tr
ORCID ID: https: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-5023
Makale Atıf Bilgisi: Makale Atıf Bilgisi: Birpınar, M.E.- Gürtepe, E. (2023). “Türkiye
Yüzyilinda Sürdürülebilir Çevre”. Çevre, Şehir ve İklim Dergisi. Yıl:
2. Sayı: 3. ss. 1-22.
Makale Türü: Araştırma
Geliş Tarihi: 24.01.2023
Kabul Tarihi: 26.101.2023
Yayın Tarihi: 31.01.2023
Yayın Sezonu: Ocak 2023

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