Cranfield University
Middle East Technical University
Preparation of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory
It provides technical consultancy services to Konya Metropolitan Municipality for the creation of the GTE greenhouse gas emission inventory and the preparation of the greenhouse gas emission reduction action plan within the scope of the “Climate Change Action Plan” studies.
The project started in 2020 and intensive meetings were held with internal and external stakeholders within the scope of the study. With the project, it is aimed to make an important contribution to the Konya Metropolitan Municipality before the adaptation studies to the effects of climate change.
Continued Clean Production Work!
We have completed our first round of field studies within the scope of the “Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency Platform Project (DEKVEP)” carried out in cooperation with SKD Turkey (BCSD Turkey) and Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and supported by the Istanbul Development Agency within the framework of the Innovative Istanbul Financial Support Program.
We will focus on the dimensions of the opportunities we will reveal with the clean production studies we will carry out in 21 companies selected from the plastics, textile and white goods sectors, which will increase the competitiveness of the relevant sectors and strengthen the hand of the companies in the fight against climate change.
Managing the Impact of the EU Green Deal (ECC) on ASO Member Enterprises
Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO) initiated the Managing the Impacts of the EU Green Deal on ASO Member Enterprises Project in order to ensure that its members are prepared for the opportunities, risks and regulations created by the EU European Green Deal.
EWA Corporate Consultancy and GTE are the project partners of the project and current situation and gap analyses have been carried out within the framework of field visits. The main purpose of the project is to identify the opportunities, impacts and risks created by the ECC on businesses, to ensure better management of these impacts and risks and to create a roadmap for the method to be followed. Within the scope of the project, a grouping consisting of 15 titles on sector basis was made by taking into account the 35 professional committees in the ASO organisational structure. Sectoral actions have been proposed for the relevant sectors in the determined groups.
ASO Member Enterprises Prepare for Green Deal
We have completed the trainings and field studies within the scope of the “Management of the Effects of the EU Green Deal on Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO) Member Enterprises” Project, which we carried out in cooperation with EWA Corporate Consulting in Ankara Chamber of Industry member enterprises.
Now, we are creating a roadmap on a sectoral basis in order to identify and manage the risks that may arise in line with the targets planned to be achieved until 2030 and 2050 within the scope of the EU Green Deal.
Bilateral Collaboration Program with the US National Science Foundation (NSF)
METU Department of Environmental Engineering (Prof. Dr. İpek İmamoğlu) as project coordinator and researcher (Prof. Dr. F. Dilek Sanin), University of Maine, Arizona State University and GTE as project partners. The project “MiOCAP – Combining Molecular Level Microplastic-Organic Interaction with Meso-Scale Circularity Assessment for Macro-Scale Policy Impact” is supported by the “Support Programme for Increasing the Capacity to Benefit from International Research Funds and Participation in International R&D Collaborations” under the joint programme of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and TÜBİTAK. The pilot region of the project is Izmir province and the beneficiary is Izmir Development Agency.
The main objective of the project is to develop a circularity performance assessment (CPA) framework and contribute to the development of strategies and policies in line with the outputs obtained from the framework to be developed in order to reduce the negative ecosystem impacts related to microplastics at large scale. In addition, a web-based tool will be introduced as a guide to measure the status and potential of circularity at the value chain level and strategy recommendations will be developed.
World Bank Green Industry Project Component-2
The project is implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, TUBITAK and KOSGEB with the support of the World Bank. As a technical consultant in the “Turkey Green Industry Project – Component II” project, GTE prepared the Environmental and Social Management System and Projects User Manual.
With the project, it is aimed to ensure the green transition of industrial enterprises in line with the new requirements in export markets such as the World Bank, CBAM, Green Consensus for R&D and innovation projects related to the green transformation of the industry.
The Cross-border Climate Vulnerabilities and Remote Impacts of EU, Turkey and African Food Systems Project (CREATE)
“Cross-border Climate Vulnerabilities and Remote Effects of EU, Turkey and African Food Systems: Trade, Climate Risk and Adaptation (CREATE)” project, coordinated by Ankara University Water Management Institute (Assoc. Prof. Gökşen Çapar) and GTE is a project partner. H2020 Food Systems and Climate (FOSC) is supported under the ERA-NET Cofund 2019 call.
Works are carried out by a consortium of eight organizations from Turkey, Morocco, the Netherlands and Egypt. CREATE aims to develop a new cross-border climate risk/impact assessment methodology for food value chains based on the concept of established sourcing (e.g. water, soil and carbon) and trade that maps the representative links between socio-economic activities and remote climatic hazards in the EU, Africa and Turkey.