Focusing on a sector of strategic importance to Türkiye’s economy and industry, the project seeks to better define its decarbonization needs and provide analytical data and assessments to support the steel sector’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions. Four phases of the project have been completed. The fifth phase will run from March 2026 to March 2027.
For further information about the project, please contact Dursun Baş.
Powering Green Industry: Delivering 35 by 35 through Clean Electricity, Industrial Decarbonization and Global Cooperation
The side event on the steel sector, organised by the Climate Change Foundation, IRENA and UNIDO, will take place on Tuesday, 10 November, from 12:30 to 13:30 at the Korea Pavilion in the COP31 Blue Zone. Dursun Baş from IPC will participate as a speaker.
Policy and Actor Analysis Report Launch in Istanbul
"The event “Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector: Policy and Actor Analysis Report - Istanbul Launch and Steel Sector Network Presentation” was held on April 24, 2025, at IPC Karaköy."
Participation in METAL EXPO 2024, International Steel Rolling Symposium-ISRS 2024, International Iron and Steel Symposium 2024, ESTEP Digital 4 Environment Workshop (2024)
- European Climate Foundation (ECF)
Ümit Şahin
Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.
umit.sahin@sabanciuniv.edu
Dursun Baş
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.
dursun.bas@sabanciuniv.edu
Onur Akgül
Onur Akgül is the researcher and project coordinator of the Promoting Just Transition in Turkey project led by IPM. A graduate of Public Administration from Dokuz Eylül University, Akgül has been conducting research and analysis projects on climate change, environmental protection, air pollution, Health Impact Assessment, energy policies, democratic participation and just transition for more than 10 years, working with academia and civil society on developing policy recommendations in these areas.
onur.akgul@sabanciuniv.edu