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COP 22 Side Event

Transatlantic Perspectives on Integrating Climate

Mitigation and Adaptation in Cities

Marrakech, 18 November 2016

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About ELEEP

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Launched in 2011, the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy

Policy (ELEEP) Network is a dynamic forum for the exchange of ideas,

policy solutions, and professional development for early and mid-career

North American and European leaders working on environmental and

energy issues.

ELEEP has over 100 members, split between North America and Europe.

ELEEP is a joint project of Ecologic Institute Berlin, Ecologic Institute

US and the Atlantic Council.

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Metro Boston:

101 municipalities

1,440 square miles

Nearly 3.2 million residents

1.8 million jobs (2010 Census)

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14 Boston Area Municipalities

Nearly 1.4 Million residents (2010 Census); 43% of the MAPC region population

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Metro Mayors Coalition

Climate Preparedness Commitment

Metro Mayors Coalition Climate Preparedness Summit: May 13, 2015

May 2015: The Metro Mayors Coalition, as

well as State and Federal partners, convened to sign a Climate Preparedness Commitment.

The Coalition also launched a Taskforce to coordinate a regional and cross-governmental effort, and ensure coordination and integration of existing and planned mitigation and resiliency work, to optimize the outcomes of both.

Copenhagen visionCarbon neutral 2025

Challenges

Integrating CO2 neutral and climate adaptation

THE 23RD WORLD ENERGY CONGRESS - ISTANBUL 2016: EMBRACING NEW FRONTIERS

Tüzin BAYCANIstanbul Technical University

COP22 Conference“Transatlantic Perspectives on Integrating Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in Cities”

18 November 2016, Marrakech, Morocco

“Embracing New Frontiers”

Following the Climate ChangeConference (COP21) in Paris, the23rd World Energy Congress washeld on 9-13 October 2016 in Istanbul.

The Congress addressed varioustopics on future visions for theglobal energy industry as well as opportunities.

The event brought togethermore than 10,000 top worldleaders in the field of energy.

The main priority is the promotion of East-West and North-South energy corridors through the delivery of Caspian, Middle Easternand Central Asian Energy Resources to European and World Markets via Turkey.

Turkey - Natural Hub

Current Conditions of Turkey

With a rapidly growing economy, Turkey has become one of the fastestgrowing energy markets in the world. Over the last decade, Turkey hasbeen the second country, after China, in terms of natural gas andelectricity demand growth.

Turkey’s demand for energy is nearly three-times higher than the worldaverage.

Istanbul’sEconomy>more than 130countries

Current Conditions of Turkey

At present, around 25% of the total energy demand isbeing met by domestic resources, while the rest is beingprovided from a diversified portfolio of imports. Theprimary aim of Turkey is to realize its own energy security.

Turkey aims to diversify its energy supply routes andsource countries, increase the share of renewables andinclude the nuclear in its energy mix, take significant stepsto increase energy efficiency, contribute to Europe’senergy security.

Energy Exchange Istanbul - EXIST

Energy Exchange Istanbul – EXIST

Energy Exchange Istanbul – EXIST was established inorder to lead development of energy market throughmanaging it in an effective, transparent and reliablemanner on 18 March 2015.

Turkey to reach its 2023 Goals

Turkey’s ambitious vision for 2023, the centennial

foundation of the Republic, envisages grandiose

targets for the energy sector:

120 GW

Raising the total

installed power

capacity to 120 GW

30%

Increasing the share

of renewables to 30

percent

30 GW

Increasing the coal-

fired installed

capacity from the

current level of 15.9

GW to 30 GW

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