What is Türkiye's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Buildings
Emissions in the buildings sector in Türkiye increased from about 23 MtCO₂e in 1990 to 54 MtCO₂e in 2016, but their share of total emissions has remained stable at around 12%. Share of electricity in the sector’s power mix increased from 9% in 1990 to 32% in 2019, but at the same time, the share of fossil fuels grew from approximately 42% to about 59%. The growth was mostly driven by an increased use of fossil gas which accounted for 75% of fossil fuels in the sector’s energy mix in 2019.
Türkiye's energy mix in the buildings sector
petajoule per year
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Energy mix composition in the buildings sector in consumption (EJ) and shares (%) for the years 2030, 2040 and 2050 based on selected IPCC SR1.5 global least costs pathways.
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All 1.5°C aligned pathways analysed here foresee an increasing role for electrification, with the share of electricity rising to 55–60% by 2030 and 84–89% by 2050. To be aligned with 1.5°C compatible pathways, Türkiye would need to decrease direct CO₂ emissions in the buildings sector to below 21 MtCO₂ by 2030 and fully decarbonise the sector by mid-2040s.
Türkiye’s National Energy Efficiency Action Plan proposes to introduce standards for newly constructed public and private buildings. Such standards would for example require that all new buildings have at a minimum an Energy Performance Certificate “B”. Another proposal in the plan would mandate new buildings to be “nearly zero energy buildings”.1 Türkiye has set several short-term goals for increasing the energy efficiency of buildings, such as a 15% reduction in energy use by 2023. However, the goals refer primarily to public buildings; Türkiye has no long-term policies mandating the refurbishment of existing, privately-owned housing stock.
Türkiye's buildings sector direct CO₂ emissions (of energy demand)
MtCO₂/yr
Direct CO₂ emissions only are considered (see power sector for electricity related emissions, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here).
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Direct CO₂ emissions of the buildings sector in selected 1.5°C compatible pathways.
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1.5°C compatible buildings sector benchmarks
Direct CO₂ emissions and shares of electricity, heat and hydrogen in the buildings final energy demand from illustrative 1.5°C pathways for Türkiye
| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
Decarbonised buildings sector by
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
|
57
|
19 to
21
|
4 to
7
|
0 to
2
|
2037 to
2045
|
|
Relative to reference year in %
|
-66 to
-64%
|
-93 to
-88%
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-99 to
-97%
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| Indicator |
2019
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
|
32
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55 to
60
|
72 to
75
|
84 to
89
|
|
Share of heat
per cent
|
5
|
4 to
6
|
7 to
11
|
7 to
13
|
|
Share of hydrogen
per cent
|
0
|
0 to
2
|
0 to
2
|
0 to
3
|
All values are rounded. Only direct CO₂ emissions are considered (electricity, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here; see power sector for emissions from electricity generation). Year of full decarbonisation is based on carbon intenstiy threshold of 5gCO₂/MJ.
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