The Turkish Emissions Trading System is the draft carbon emission trading system of

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, which is supposed to start in 2026, with a pilot phase including industries such as cement. Exporters will have to pay the

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM, pronounced Si-Bam) is a carbon tariff on carbon intensive products, such as steel, cement and some electricity, imported to the European Union. Legislated as part of the European Green Deal, it tak ...

from 1 January 2026 until the Turkish ETS starts. The implementation phase is due to run from 2027 to 2034. As of 2025 the system is awaiting approval in

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and it has not yet been decided whether the country will join the Cooperative Mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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