Climate targets: Energy

• NDC content

  3 targets

  • Reduce losses to 15% by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Turkey's INDC
  • Reach 16 GW wind electricity generation capacity by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Turkey's INDC
  • Reach 10 GW solar electricity generation capacity by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Turkey's INDC

• National laws and policies

  8 targets

  • 7% less GHG emissions than under the Reference Scenario by 2020
    Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Climate Change Strategy 2010-2020

    Executive | 2010

  • Full utilisation of technical and economic hydroelectric potential by 2023
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2023 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Climate Change Strategy 2010-2020

    Executive | 2010

  • Reduce primary energy intensity by 10% compared to 2008 by 2015 against a 2008 baseline
    Energy | Intensity target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2008
    Source:

    Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2023

    Executive | 2011

  • Reduce nationwide electricity distribution losses to 8% by 2023 by 2023
    Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2023 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2023

    Executive | 2011

  • 30% share of renewable energy in total electricity generation by 2023
    Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2023 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Climate Change Strategy 2010-2020

    Executive | 2010

  • 20,000 MW of wind electricity generation capacity by 2023
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2023 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Climate Change Strategy 2010-2020

    Executive | 2010

  • 600 MW of geothermal electricity generation capacity by 2023
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2023 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Climate Change Strategy 2010-2020

    Executive | 2010

  • At least 20% of the annual energy demand of new buildings met via renewable energy resources by 2017
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2017 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2023

    Executive | 2011

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