Dursun Baş serves as a researcher and coordinator in the "Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector Project" (2022-ongoing) and the "Promoting the Just Transition in Turkey Project" (2023-ongoing) conducted by IPC. Between 2020 and 2023, he worked as a Project Coordinator in the Cobenefits Project, supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU) as part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), with IPC as a knowledge partner. A graduate of METU Biological Sciences and METU Environmental Engineering departments, Baş completed his master's degree in the Department of Earth System Sciences at METU. With expertise in technical consultancy and project management, Baş has held project management positions at the Regional Environmental Center (REC) Turkey and the Nature Conservation Center (DKM). He has served as a consultant/expert on over 20 projects supported by the European Commission, government agencies, local governments, and international organizations in the fields of international and national environmental management, nature conservation, and climate policy. He has contributed to the preparation of numerous publications and reports on European Union (EU) Environmental Acquis.
Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector: Current State
IPC Senior Specialist Dursun Baş's report "Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector: Current State" and the Executive Summary published in English.
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Turkey's Decarbonization Roadmap - Timeline and Geography of Transformation (2020-2050)
''Turkey's Decarbonization Roadmap - Timeline and Geography of Transformation (2020-2050) '' report was published.
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Decarbonization Pathway for Turkey: Sectoral Cost-Benefit Analysis (2020-2030)
Istanbul Policy Center's ''Decarbonization Pathway for Turkey: Sectoral Cost-Benefit Analysis (2020-2030)'' report was published in November 2022.
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Increasing Industrial Competitiveness and Hedging against Fossil Price Volatility with Renewables in Turkey: Assessing the Co-Benefits of Decarbonising Turkey's Power Sector - August 2022 Update
The executive summary of the report titled "Increasing Industrial Competitiveness and Hedging against Fossil Price Volatility with Renewables in Turkey: Assessing the Co-Benefits of Decarbonising Turkey's Power Sector" within the scope of the international COBENEFITS Project under the direction of the Istanbul Policy Center, was re-published considering August 2022 data.
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Making the Paris Agreement a Success For the Planet and the People of Turkey Unlocking the Co-Benefits of Decarbonising Turkey's Power Sector
The COBENEFITS Policy Report "Making the Paris Agreement a Success For the Planet and the People of Turkey Unlocking the Co-Benefits of Decarbonising Turkey's Power Sector (Paris Anlaşması’nı Dünyada ve Türkiye’de Bir Başarı Hikayesine Dönüştürmek: Türkiye Elektrik Sistemini Karbonsuzlaştırmanın Yan Faydaları)" was published in August 2021.
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Securing Turkey’s energy supply security and balancing the current account deficit through renewable energy
EPRA Deputy Director Saeed Teimourzadeh, Özyeğin University Faculty Member Göktürk Poyrazoğlu and EPRA CEO Osman Bülent Tör's report "Türkiye'de Yenilenebilir Enerjiyle Enerji Arzının Güvence Altına Alınması ve Cari Açığın Dengelenmesi" was published in June 2021.
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Just Transition in the Energy Sector: Good Practices and Experience Sharing Workshop
Within the scope of "Supporting Just Transition in Turkey" project implemented by IPC with the support of the European Union and in cooperation with EUCD (European Union Climate Dialogues Program), "Just Transition in the Energy Sector: Good Practices and Experience Sharing Workshop" was organized at Post Office Hall on June 11-12. IPM Climate Cluster Coordinator Ümit Şahin, EUCD Turkey Country Officer Gamze Çelikyılmaz and European Union Delegation to Turkey, Energy, Environment and Climate Change Program Officer Christian Ballarò made opening speeches at the event and the session moderated by IPM Climate Studies team members.
The Steel Sector Workshop
The Steel Sector Workshop, held in Istanbul on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 within the scope of the Decarbonisation of the Turkish Steel Sector Project, brought together participants from academia, private sector and civil society. In the workshop, efficiency and energy management (metallurgical efficiency, resource and energy efficiency, electrification, new energy sources, digitalisation, etc.), new technologies (DRI, hydrogen technology investments, etc.), scrap supply and management (scrap access, scrap recycling, scrap quality and processing), regulatory framework and legislation were discussed in detail in order to accelerate decarbonisation in the steel sector. Participants made various policy recommendations to accelerate decarbonisation in these areas.
Supporting Just Transition in Turkey Project: Çanakkale-Çan region-specific workshop
The Çanakkale-Çan region-specific workshop of the European Union (EU) funded EU Climate Dialogues Project (EUCD) “Supporting Just Transition in Turkey Project” was held on April 25th in Çan, Çanakkale.
In the workshop, public institutions, NGOs, professional associations and various other stakeholders highlighted democratic participation processes for investments that affect and are likely to affect the region, identification of the social costs of the coal and mining economy, access to public information, alternative employment opportunities and inter-institutional cooperation as priority areas of need for the general framework of “Just Transition”.
Supporting Just Transition in Turkey: Muğla-Yatağan Workshop
The workshop for the "Supporting Just Transition in Turkey" project, part of the EU Climate Dialogues Project (EUCD) funded by the European Union (EU), was held on March 20 in Yatağan, Muğla. During the workshop, public institutions, NGOs, professional chambers, and various other stakeholders identified key areas of need for Just Transition, including Social Participation and Awareness, Alternative Energy and Employment Opportunities, Legal Support and Action Plans, Support for Cooperatives and Joint Ventures, Environmental and Cultural Protection, Protection of Water Resources, and Coordination and Cooperation.
2022 Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Summit - Impressions from COP27
IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative's ''2022 Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Summit - Impressions from COP27'' panel took place under the moderatorship of IPC Climate Change Cluster Coordinator Ümit Şahin and with the participation of SHURA Energy Transition Center Director Alkım Bağ Güllü, COBENEFITS Project Senior Project Consultant Dursun Baş, and 2022/23 Mercator-IPC Fellow Ebru Voyvoda at IPC on November 23.
COBENEFITS Project Closing Meeting
The closing meeting of the COBENEFITS Project, which was implemented in Turkey as a result of the support decision of the 14th Turkish-German Environmental Steering Committee convened in July 2017, was held in Ankara on June 23.
Air Pollution and Health Bill: Problems and Solutions
The meeting titled "Air Pollution and Health Bill: Problems and Solutions (Hava Kirliliği ve Sağlık Faturası)" was held on June 10 with the participation of the representatives of IPC, Chamber Of Environmental Engineers, Health and Environment Alliance and Right to Clean Air Platform.
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