IEA Urges Turkey to Develop Post-2012 Strategy to Curb Carbon Dioxide Emissions

PARIS—The International Energy Agency July 23 urged Turkey to improve its post-2012 plans for combating energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, in particular by setting a quantitative target to limit them.

The Paris-based agency, which advises the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, made its comments in Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Turkey 2009 Review, which takes stock of the country’s energy landscape and recommends policy improvements.

The agency said Turkey’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have more than doubled since 1990 and likely will continue to soar over the medium and long term, as it expects Turkey to see the fastest ...