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This third Environmental Performance Review of Turkey shows that the country’s strong economic growth has been relatively decoupled from air emissions, energy use, waste generation and water consumption. However, it still faces many environmental challenges. Turkey’s fast-growing energy demand continues to depend heavily on fossil fuels, particularly coal. Turkey’s greenhouse gas emissions increased the most of all OECD member countries over the past decade. Power sector and transport emissions of fine particulate matter create a serious health concern. Currently, over 90% of municipal waste is landfilled.
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The Assessment and recommendations present the main findings of the OECD Environmental Performance Review of Turkey and identify 36 recommendations to help Turkey make further progress towards its environmental policy objectives and international commitments. The OECD Working Party on Environmental Performance reviewed and approved the Assessment and recommendations at its meeting on 7 November 2018. Actions taken to implement selected recommendations from the 2008 Environmental Performance Review are summarised in the Annex.
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