Türkiye becomes the second country to file its second climate transparency report
The COP31 host's report includes its latest emissions inventory and an updated national climate plan that would still let emissions rise through 2035.
Türkiye, which holds the presidency of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), submitted its second Biennial Transparency Report under the Paris Agreement on Oct. 23, becoming only the second country to do so after Colombia.
The report, filed more than two months before the Dec. 31 deadline, is part of the agreement's Enhanced Transparency Framework, which requires countries to report regularly on their emissions and climate policies. Early filings help track collective progress ahead of the second global stocktake, the periodic review of whether the world is on course to meet the Paris goals.
Türkiye's report includes its latest greenhouse gas inventory and its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the country's national climate plan. According to İklim Haber, that plan would still allow emissions to grow. It pledges a 42% cut from a projected 1,109 million metric tons in 2035, which would bring emissions to 643 million tons, still about 33% higher than the 483 million tons recorded in 2023.
The new report builds on Türkiye's first submission and on findings from a technical expert review, and it sets out a more developed set of policies, laws and institutions for climate governance, İklim Haber reported.
A 2026 synthesis of transparency reports found that 137 parties have filed first reports, covering about 85% of global emissions. From 2020 to 2022, 61 parties representing about 66% of 2020 global emissions made progress toward their national targets.
This brief is based on reporting by the İklim Haber newsroom, published Oct. 30, 2026. Read the original: https://www.iklimhaber.org/turkiye-ikinci-iki-yillik-seffaflik-raporunu-sunan-ikinci-ulke-oldu/
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