Climate Change and Air Management Coordination Board (Turkey)

The Climate Change and Air Management Coordination Board (Turkish: İklim Değişikliği ve Hava Yönetimi Koordinasyon Kurulu) is a government agency of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for coordinating policy against air pollution in Turkey and climate change in Turkey; board meetings are chaired by the Minister of Environment and Urban Planning.

[1] In 2018 a report outlining carbon market policy options for Turkey was submitted to the board.

[2] As of 2019[update] the Health Ministry is not actively involved in the permitting of industrial facilities, such as coal-fired power stations, which cause deaths due to air pollution.

[3] Despite the Energy Ministry being represented on the board, in 2018 the European Commission criticised the lack of co-ordination between the climate change policy and energy policy of Turkey.

[4] As of February 2019[update] energy policy still included mining more coal[5] and subsidizing coal-fired power stations.