Climate Change
The Climate Change program has been one of IPC’s main research priorities since 2013. IPC’s Climate Change Program publishes policy papers and reports on the energy transition, green economy, mitigation and adaptation policies, and the economic impacts of climate change. The Climate Change program works in the following thematic areas.
The Climate Change programme works in the following thematic areas.
Mitigation | Climate Diplomacy | Adaptation and Resilience | Knowledge and Communication
IPC’s Climate Change Program acts as a key platform to bring together stakeholders involved in climate action by providing opportunities for collaboration and dialogue with experts, academics, the public, civil society, and the private sector to increase the impact of actions on climate change. IPC represents Turkey in the Climate Transparency Network and the Mediterranean Alliance of Think Tanks on Climate Change (MATTCCh).
The Climate Change Program’s main research focus is to promote low-carbon SHURA ENERGY TRANSITION CENTER development, lead industrial decarbonization efforts—particularly in the steel sector—and contribute to the energy transition agenda by advocating for the gradual phase-out of coal. It also promotes a just transition to ensure that no one is left behind in the transition to a sustainable future. Through strategic partnerships with institutions such as Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Boğaziçi University, and the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ), IPC has made significant contributions to understanding the health impacts of climate change.
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Networks
- Climate Transparency
- MATTCCh
Partnerships
- International Climate Politics Hub
- Climate Policy Lab
Gelecek Etkinlikler
Battling Heatwaves in Hospitals and the Community, Now and in the Future
The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative organized the webinar “Battling Heatwaves in Hospitals and the Community, Now and in the Future” with the participation of Mercator-IPC Visiting Senior Fellow Pierre Gosselin and Climate Change Cluster Coordinator Ümit Şahin on July 27, 2020.
Political Ecology
The Initiative launched a monthly seminar series titled “Political Ecology,” led by 2024/25 Mercator–IPC Fellow Zeynep Kadirbeyoğlu and 2021/22 Mercator–IPC Senior Fellow Fikret Adaman. The series explores both theoretical developments and current ecological issues, conflicts, and environmental policies in Turkey and around the world from an interdisciplinary political ecology perspective.
Climate Café Talks 12 – Access to Water from the Perspective of COVID-19 and Policy Recommendations
The twelfth in the Climate Café Talks series took place with 2019/20 Mercator IPC Fellow Akgün İlhan’s talk on “Access to Water from the Perspective of COVID-19 and Policy Recommendations (COVID-19 Penceresinden Suya Erişim Meselesi ve Çözüm Önerileri)” on June 17, 2020.
Nature and Climate Talks 8 – “Climate Change, Wildfires, and Biodiversity”
The eighth in the Nature and Climate Talks series took place with Çağatay Tavşanoğlu’s talk on “Climate Change, Wildfires, and Biodiversity (İklim Değişikliği, Orman Yangınları ve Biyoçeşitlilik) ” on May 12, 2020.
Climate Café Talks 11 – In Search of a Different Loss and Damage Politics: Urban Climate Justice and Istanbul
The eleventh in the Climate Café Talks series took place with Ethemcan Turhan’s talk on “In Search of a Different Loss and Damage Politics: Urban Climate Justice and Istanbul (Başka Bir Kayıp ve Zarar Siyasetini Aramak: Kentsel İklim Adaleti ve İstanbul)” on April 22, 2020.
"Nature and Climate Talks 7 – Global Climate Change and Anatolian Biogeography: Understanding the Past, Projecting the Future"
The seventh event in the Nature and Climate Talks series took place on March 4, 2020, at İPM Karaköy, featuring Hakan Gür’s talk, “Global Climate Change and Anatolian Biogeography: Understanding the Past and Predicting the Future.