Although the remarkable economic growth in the past decade,
Turkey is still considered as a "middle-income" country
in OECD standards. At the moment, within the scope of Kyoto
Protocol, only high-income countries are committed to limit Green
House Gas Emissions, mainly carbon dioxide, in mandatory emission
market. Despite the existence of low emission rates, Turkey still
foresees reducing the emission limitations as a threat for the
future economic expansion. As the future strategies, Turkey energy
experts anticipate to settle a new energy generation strategy by
limiting energy emissions however at the moment sustainable
development and overcoming the growing poverty prevails as a
priority. As a result government is willing to carry on being a
part in the voluntary emission within the light of Kyoto Protocol
in 2009. Following the adaptation to the Kyoto Protocol, the
Co-ordination Board on Climate Change (re-established in 2004) has
been merged with Co-ordination Board
