MEDIA RELEASE
4 November 2026
New report sets out pathway for carbon management deployment in Türkiye ahead of COP31
Global CCS Institute analysis finds early action on storage, policy, infrastructure and commercial frameworks can support Türkiye’s industrial competitiveness and 2053 net-zero ambition.
Türkiye has an opportunity to develop carbon management as a strategic tool for industrial competitiveness and deep decarbonisation, according to a new report released by the Global CCS Institute ahead of COP31 in Antalya.
Carbon Management in Türkiye: Maintaining competitiveness in a decarbonising world examines the role carbon management could play across Türkiye’s industrial, power and waste sectors and sets out a phased pathway from early preparation and resource characterisation through to commercial-scale deployment.
Türkiye’s manufacturing economy is strongly integrated into international supply chains, particularly European markets. As carbon intensity becomes increasingly important to market access and investment, the report finds that early action on industrial decarbonisation could help Turkish businesses manage exposure to carbon-related trade costs while supporting the country’s 2053 net-zero target.
The report highlights several factors shaping Türkiye’s carbon management opportunity:
- Türkiye’s CO₂ emissions reached around 460 million tonnes in 2024, with electricity and heat production and industrial activity accounting for a significant share.
- Many industrial emissions, particularly in sectors such as cement, lime and chemicals, arise directly from production processes and cannot be eliminated through renewable electricity or electrification alone.
- Türkiye already has practical experience with carbon capture, CO₂ transport and injection, including commercial CO₂ capture and decades of experience with CO₂ injection for enhanced oil recovery.
- Access to suitable geological CO₂ storage will be an important enabler. Existing studies have identified potential resources, but further work is needed to establish the practical storage capability available to Türkiye’s main emitting clusters.
- A dedicated carbon management regulatory framework, coordinated infrastructure planning and commercially viable support mechanisms will be important if projects are to move from early studies towards investment and deployment.
The report proposes a phased approach encompassing preparation, characterisation, validation, development and deployment. Priorities include developing a national carbon management roadmap, establishing a national CO₂ storage atlas, mapping industrial sources and potential storage locations, progressing pilot projects and developing the regulatory, infrastructure and commercial frameworks required for investment.
Jarad Daniels, CEO of the Global CCS Institute, said:
“Türkiye has a significant industrial base, a strategic position between major markets and a clear long-term climate ambition. Carbon management gives the country an opportunity to address emissions that are difficult to eliminate while helping its industries remain competitive as global markets decarbonise.
“CCS is one of a portfolio of solutions needed to achieve deep decarbonisation on the pathway to net zero. It complements renewable energy, electrification and energy efficiency by addressing emissions that those solutions cannot tackle alone, particularly industrial process emissions.
“As COP31 turns attention towards implementation, the central question is how countries translate ambition into investable projects. Türkiye has practical experience on which to build. Developing its storage resource, regulatory framework, infrastructure and commercial models would provide the foundations needed to move towards deployment at scale.”
The Türkiye analysis follows the publication of the Institute’s Global Status of CCS 2026, which shows continued growth in CCS worldwide. There are now 113 commercial CCS projects operating globally, 56 Mtpa of capture capacity under construction and 266 dedicated CO₂ transport and storage projects.
The Global Status report also highlights a broader shift in the sector. Successful deployment increasingly depends on shared infrastructure, access to geological storage, effective policy and permitting, predictable revenues and workable allocation of risk across the CCS value chain.
These themes will be central to the Institute’s work at COP31, where its experts will be participating in events and available for discussion on implementation, investment, industrial decarbonisation and the infrastructure needed to support deployment at scale.
The Global CCS Institute has created a dedicated Carbon management at COP31 resource to help stakeholders follow the conference. The page provides an overview of how carbon management fits into the COP31 policy and negotiating landscape, the issues the Institute will be monitoring in Antalya, guidance for following the negotiations, key terminology and details of Institute-led events and speaking engagements throughout the conference.
Institute activities at COP31 will cover subjects including scaling carbon management from Nordic experience, CCS and industrial growth in Malaysia, cross-border CO₂ transport and storage, financing carbon management projects, decarbonising AI and data centres, translating Nationally Determined Contributions into CCS investment opportunities, and scaling carbon management for green industrialisation.
Read Carbon Management in Türkiye: https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/publications/carbon-management-in-turkiye-maintaining-competitiveness-in-a-decarbonising-world/
Explore the Global CCS Institute’s Carbon management at COP31 resource:
www.globalccsinstitute.com/carbon-management-at-cop/
Download the Global Status of CCS 2026:
www.globalccsinstitute.com/global-status-of-ccs/
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Notes to editors
Carbon Management in Türkiye: Maintaining competitiveness in a decarbonising world is authored by Dr Richard Leese, Head of Europe; Dr Hannah Galbraith-Olive, Senior Technical Policy Manager – Europe; and Claude Lorea, Technical Advisor, Global CCS Institute.
Carbon capture and storage is one of a portfolio of technologies and approaches available to support deep emissions reductions. CCS captures CO₂ from industrial or energy sources before it reaches the atmosphere, transports it and permanently stores it in suitable geological formations. It can play a particularly important role in addressing industrial process emissions that cannot be eliminated through electrification, renewable energy or energy efficiency alone.
The Global Status of CCS 2026 is the Global CCS Institute’s annual assessment of CCS deployment worldwide. The report tracks projects and analyses the infrastructure, policy, regulatory and commercial conditions shaping deployment.
COP31 takes place in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9–20 November 2026.
Dr Richard Leese will be available for media briefings prior to and during COP31.
Media availability at COP31
James Puxty, Head of Communications at the Global CCS Institute, will be in Antalya for COP31 and can facilitate media briefings and interviews with Institute experts attending the conference.
Institute representatives at COP31 include specialists covering carbon management policy, deployment, industrial decarbonisation, finance, infrastructure and international climate policy.
Details of the Institute’s experts, events and activities at COP31 are available at: https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/carbon-management-at-cop/
Dr Richard Leese, Head of Europe and co-author of Carbon Management in Türkiye, is available for media briefings on the report and on carbon management deployment in Türkiye and Europe.
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Global CCS Institute
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