Turkey Green Growth Policy Paper : Towards a Greener Economy

The report is organized in seven chapters. Following the introductory chapter, chapter two sets the stage by reviewing the structure of Turkey's economy and its performance, as well as the challenges and opportunities provided by Turkey's current growth path from implementing a 'green agenda' linked to achieving standards set by European Union (EU) Directives and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) principles; this is followed by a review of where Turkey stands compared to developed and emerging economies, in terms of what is broadly understood as a comprehensive approach to green growth. Chapter three uses a narrower, more operational, definition of green growth for the purposes of the analysis undertaken in the policy note. Chapter four presents an assessment of the seven strategic sectors selected for a more focused analysis. It also highlights the greening potential within these sectors. Chapter five reviews the range of policy instruments available in the European Union (EU) and other emerging international experiences, as well as the relevance of these policy options to the objectives of the policy note. Chapter six presents the economy-wide framework and the results of the pilot economic 'impact analysis' of two types of greening scenarios: an urban scenario (linked to production and consumption by firms and households) and a rural scenario focused on agriculture. Finally, chapter seven concludes with an initial set of recommendations.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013-04
Subjects:ABATEMENT, ABATEMENT COSTS, ABSORPTION, ACID, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE FUELS, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, APPROACH, AUDITS, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BASIC METALS, BLAST FURNACES, BOILERS, CADMIUM, CANCER, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON EMISSION, CARBON EMISSIONS, CEMENT, CEMENT INDUSTRY, CHEMICALS, CHROMIUM, CLEAN AIR, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CO, CO2, COAL, COLORS, COMBUSTION, CONCENTRATES, CONVERGENCE, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, DEBT, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DIESEL, DIFFUSION, DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS, DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS, DIVIDENDS, DUST, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMISTS, ECONOMY-WIDE IMPACTS, ECOSYSTEM, EFFICIENCY GAINS, EFFLUENTS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, EMISSION, EMISSION CONTROL, EMISSION FACTORS, EMISSION INTENSITY, EMISSION LEVEL, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSION STANDARDS, EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM FUEL, EMISSIONS FROM FUEL COMBUSTION, EMISSIONS GROWTH, EMISSIONS INTENSITY, EMISSIONS STANDARDS, EMISSIONS TARGETS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS, ENERGY INTENSITY, ENERGY POLICIES, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY USE, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL RISK, ENVIRONMENTAL TAX, ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES, EQUILIBRIUM, EXPENDITURES, FEASIBILITY, FISCAL POLICIES, FISH, FISHERIES, FOREST, FOREST AREA, FOREST LOSS, FORESTS, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUELS, FUEL SUBSTITUTION, GASEOUS EMISSIONS, GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL, GHG, GLOBAL EMISSIONS, GLOBAL RECESSION, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS NATIONAL INCOME, HAZARDOUS WASTE, HEAVY METALS, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS, IMPACT ANALYSIS, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPORTS, IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INCINERATION, INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, INSURANCE, INSURANCE POLICY, INTERMEDIATE GOODS, IRON, JOBS, KILOWATT HOUR, LABOR COSTS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LAND RESOURCES, LEVELS OF EMISSIONS, MARGINAL COST, MARGINAL COSTS, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET FACTORS, MARKET FAILURES, MERCURY, NATIONAL INCOME, NATURAL CAPITAL, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL RESOURCE BASE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NOX, OIL, OILS, OXYGEN, PARTICULATE, PARTICULATE MATTER, PASTURE LAND, PASTURES, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PER CAPITA INCOME, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PH, PLASTICS, PM10, POLICY INSTRUMENTS, POLICY SCENARIOS, POLLUTION, POLLUTION ABATEMENT, POLLUTION PREVENTION, POLLUTION REDUCTION, POLLUTION TAX, POPULATION GROWTH, POWER PLANTS, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRIVATE CONSUMPTION, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION PLANNING, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY STANDARDS, RADIATION, RECYCLING, REGULATORY POLICIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE USE, RISK MANAGEMENT, SCENARIOS, SECONDARY MARKETS, SOCIAL COSTS, SUBSTITUTION, SULFUR, SULFUR DIOXIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, SULPHUR, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, TAX REVENUES, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TIMBER, TOTAL COST, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TOXICS, TRADEOFFS, UNEMPLOYMENT, VOC, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, WAGES, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER POLLUTION, WATER PRICING, WATER TREATMENT, WELFARE EFFECTS, WELFARE GAINS, WOOD FUEL, WORST-CASE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17782290/turkey-green-growth-policy-paper-towards-greener-economy
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16088
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