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Turkish Climate Law No. 7552 ("Law"), which aims to combat climate change in line with the vision of green growth and the net-zero emissions target, entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette...

The agricultural sector is not merely an area of economic activity, but also a security component that directly affects the quality of life.

COP decisions may not constitute legally binding international treaties in the classical sense; however, they create significant normative impact as "soft law" instruments within international environmental law.

Around 20,000 people from 196 countries gathered in Glasgow in November for the United Nations COP26 climate summit. At the summit, countries reported how far they have come in the fight against the climate crisis...

With the enactment of the Climate Law No. 7552, the legal foundation for a market mechanism based on emission trading has been established in Türkiye.

Climate change related to global warming is a reality documented by scientific evidence and accepted by the international community.

Due to the negative effects of the global climate crisis, climate change is becoming an even bigger and more significant problem. One of the main contributors...

The Draft Regulation on Türkiye's Green Taxonomy has been announced and is now available for public consultation by the Directorate of Climate Change, an entity affiliated with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye.

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a unanimous advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change — the first time the United Nations' (UN) principal judicial organ has examined the international legal framework applicable to the climate system. The ICJ rejected the argument, advanced by several major emitters that the climate treaties operate as a self-contained regime displacing other rules.

Recent armed conflicts have generated millions of tonnes of CO₂ emissions in short periods, yet the climate cost of war remains largely unexamined in international climate discussions. As scientific attribution advances and international law evolves, environmental damage from armed conflict may be shifting from bilateral state responsibility toward collective obligations protecting global environmental interests.

Greenwashing can be defined as disclosing false, incomplete, or misleading statements or claims regarding the environmental impact of a company's products, services, or business operations...

In the first article of our green transition series, the legal framework underlying Climate Law No. 7552 ("the Law") was examined, with a focus on national policies and international obligations.

As the 28th Conference of the Partiesto the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, commonly referred to as the COP 28 Climate Summit,' concludes its discussions, a landmark commitment has emerged.

Greenwashing refers to the use of advertising and marketing strategies by a business to imply that it is more environmentally friendly than it is in terms of environmental sustainability.

Global climate change stands out as one of the most significant threats for humanity. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions, rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and the frequency...

Today, climate change mitigation and sustainable development goals play a decisive role in the restructuring of financial systems both globally and locally. It is important for financial institutions to steer their activities by taking environmental risks into account, in order to enhance the effectiveness of sustainable financing policies.

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ("Ministry") published the Regulation Amending the Geographic Data License Regulation ("License Regulation") and the Regulation...