DETERMINATION OF THE CARBON FOOTPRINT ARISING FROM THERMAL PLANTS USING COAL IN TURKEY
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28/12/2022Üst veri
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Energy is a field that has the highest priority for the development of countries. In order to reach
energy, various methods have been applied and used since the 18th century. Increasing energy
demand has caused environmental damage in production processes. A great amount of the
energy production on Earth is met from power plants that produce energy thermally. Thermal
power plants, which also take place in the first place in the energy sector in our country, work
with various fossil fuels. These fossil fuels cause climate change with the greenhouse gas
emissions they give off to atmosphere and contribute to global warming. The whole of the
greenhouse gases that cause global warming constitute the carbon footprint. These gases are
released as a result of all human activities. The energy sector ranks first in greenhouse gas
emissions. According to experts, if global warming continues like this, the world temperature
will increase between 1.8°C -4.0°C, towards the end of the 21st century (IPCC,2006). Various
protocols and agreements are being signed to prevent these increases. With the Paris
Agreement, to which Turkey is also a party, various negotiations are being carried out to keep
the temperature level at 1.5 °C. As a result of the negotiations, certain carbon emission quotas
have been put into effect for the participating countries. It is highly important for countries to
calculate their carbon emissions so that these quotas are not exceeded. The calculation method
was developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). According to this
method, carbon footprint calculation can be made with Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 methodologies.
With the IPCC Tier 1 methodology that we used in our study; carbon footprint calculations
have been made according to the fuel type of coal-fired thermal power plants in our country.
As a result of the calculations made, the carbon footprint emissions of coal-fired thermal power
plants has been determined. The measures to be taken in order to minimize the harmful effects
of coal has been focused on.