Türkiye is the European Union’s second-largest supplier of goods covered by the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. It is preparing for CBAM while developing its own national emissions trading system. Both processes depend on the same foundation: robust, verified emissions data at installation and product level.
Four lessons from Türkiye’s experience
- Treat CBAM and domestic carbon pricing as one MRV agenda. Common monitoring, reporting and verification capacity can serve exporters, a national ETS and wider climate reporting.
- Work through intermediaries that remain in place. Chambers, business associations and training institutions retain knowledge and can extend support across supply chains.
- Address verification and accreditation early. A shortage of credible verifiers can delay compliance and leave companies dependent on potentially costly default values.
- Make the response whole-of-government and public–private. Environment, trade, industry, finance, energy and market institutions need a shared forum with business.
From readiness to investment
The Fit for Carbon Pricing project links regulatory readiness with private sector capacity and industrial decarbonisation. In Türkiye, the work focuses on iron and steel and aluminium, the sectors with the highest CBAM exposure. It supports institutional development, company-level MRV skills, verification capacity, risk analysis and investment-ready decarbonisation pathways.
The practical objective extends beyond reporting. Reliable data and credible verification help companies understand exposure, prioritise investments and turn a regulatory requirement into stronger operational and market positioning.
My thanks to the Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat, GIZ, The Climate Desk and European Commission colleagues for an engaged regional exchange.