Training Sessions
IPC, the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), and the Renewables Academy (RENAC) organized a training program as part of the COBENEFITS project from January 28 to 29, 2020, in Ankara. The program focused on how renewable energy can bring employment benefits, industrial development, reduced healthcare costs, and increased energy security to Turkey. IPC, the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), and the Renewables Academy (RENAC) organized Istanbul Politikalar Merkezi an online introductory training program within the COBENEFITS project on November 5, 2020. The program explained the co-benefits concept for new trainees and shared insights from the co-benefits assessments completed in the first phase of the project. Together with RENAC, IPC held “Co- Benefits of Renewable Energy for Turkey – Employment Opportunities and Impacts in the Power Sector,” a virtual training seminar from May 31 to June 2, 2021. Together with RENAC, IPC held a three- day COBENEFITS virtual training seminar from October 11–13, 2021, in Turkey. IPC published four reports and briefings as part of the COBENEFITS project.