Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector: Current State

Executive Summary

Turkey, which has recently announced its 2053 Net Zero target, also needs to define its binding targets for emission-intensive industrial sectors and develop the industrial decarbonization framework as soon as possible to create a conducive environment for financial, energy infrastructure, and regulatory conditions that will facilitate the achievement of these targets. Turkey's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), initially declared in 2015 with revised targets revealed at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in November 2022, provides an overview of generic, albeit non-specific, measures for the industrial sector. The absence of a long-term legal framework defining obligatory reduction targets for high-emission industrial sectors remains unaddressed and has not been implemented to date.

The IPC project "Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector", is designed to assess the requirements and potential avenues for decarbonizing the 'iron and steel' industry. The primary objective is to furnish essential information and key indicators to pertinent stakeholders. This report, developed under the project's purview, unveils the present state of the steel industry, delving into the sector's alignment with decarbonization endeavours through the presentation of analytical data and evaluative discussions.