An open look at COP31, through Türkiye’s lens, with voices from across the field.
For years, Europe’s small Mediterranean islands were treated as postcard economies: beautiful, seasonal, fragile, and too often peripheral to serious…
For years, Europe’s small Mediterranean islands were treated as postcard economies: beautiful, seasonal, fragile, and too often peripheral to serious…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE (TBMM) AND THE PRESIDENCY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP REPORT I. The Structural Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and the Energy Sector: A Two-Way Field of Transformation The report prepared within the scope of the Artificial Intelligence Workshop of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye demonstrates that artificial intelligence technologies are no longer merely tools used in certain sectors, but have become factors transforming economic and infrastructural systems as a whole. Although the report does not contain a separate section specifically devoted to the…
Vienna can sometimes feel like a city of memory. But at the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum 2026, it felt unmistakably like a city of momentum. I arrived at IVECF at a time when the global mood around climate, energy and multilateralism has become noticeably heavier. Over the past one to two years, the world has been shaped by fragmentation, insecurity, financial strain and growing political hesitation. That reality was not absent in Vienna. In fact, it was one of the Forum’s starting points. Under the broader message of prosperity, security and stability, and with the Forum co-organized by…
Energy markets have traditionally been understood through the lenses of…
The Association for Combating Energy Poverty (ENYOKDER) has been established…
In the previous article, The Mechanics of Ecological Solvency, I examined how ecological degradation translates into financial risk, affecting cashflow stability, asset impairment, and the pricing of credit. That analysis establishes a critical premise: even where asset-level risks are understood,…
Southeast Asia has spent the past decade doing what fast-growing regions are supposed to do: expanding, industrializing and lifting millions out of poverty. But according to the Asian Development Bank’s new report "Advancing the Green Economy Transition in ASEAN", that…
In Energy Technology Perspectives 2026, the International Energy Agency argues that the future of the energy transition will be shaped not only by deployment, but by who…
Issued by the European Commission in Brussels on 29 January 2025, A Competitiveness Compass for the EU is presented as a roadmap for growth. But its real subject…
Energy markets have traditionally been understood through the lenses of security of supply, investment dynamics, and price formation. As of 2026, however, a different theme…
Industry, energy, climate and security now move together. Across middle-income and emerging economies, they shape the same question: how countries build resilience, create jobs, reduce…
The Association for Combating Energy Poverty (ENYOKDER) has been established to work toward eliminating energy poverty, a growing challenge that leaves millions of people unable…
Vienna can sometimes feel like a city of memory. But at the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum 2026, it felt unmistakably like a city of momentum. I arrived at IVECF at a time when the global mood around climate,…
Energy efficiency has long been recognized as one of Türkiye’s most cost-effective tools for reducing energy imports and emissions. Yet despite supportive policies and public incentives, the market has struggled to scale. The EYODER 15th Anniversary Workshop, held on 9 January…
Photo by Selen İnal I’m in Rovaniemi (Finland), and visiting Arktikum makes the Arctic feel less like a distant concept and more like a place under visible pressure. One of the museum’s exhibits is titled simply: “Sea ice shrinks”. It sounds almost minimal, but it…
Garadagh, Azerbaijan — On the open plains south of Baku, rows of solar panels extend across the landscape in precise alignment, their steel frames rising from dry ground under a muted, overcast sky. The Garadagh Solar Power Plant, now fully…
Energy markets have traditionally been understood through the lenses of security of supply, investment dynamics, and price formation. As of…
The Association for Combating Energy Poverty (ENYOKDER) has been established to work toward eliminating energy poverty, a growing challenge that…
In 2026, the scientific consensus on how close we are to critical thresholds is sharp. The Planetary Health Check 2025,…
The Reality of a Nascent Sector Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is an emerging field that is beginning to see its…
Source: ESMAP Energy Subsidy Reform in Action Report Why Subsidy Reform Is Less About Prices Than About Time, Trust, and Adaptation Energy subsidies are often defended as protection: a buffer against inflation, a safeguard for households, a political necessity. But…
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The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its definitive phase in January 2026. For the first time, EU importers…
Dear COP31 Türkiye Brief Community, March was the month COP31 Türkiye Brief began to feel less like a promising new…
In the first article (part 1) of these series, I examined the feasibility and benefits of producing green hydrogen and green…
The Reality of a Nascent Sector Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is an emerging field that is beginning to see its…
For years, Europe’s small Mediterranean islands were treated as postcard economies: beautiful, seasonal, fragile, and too often peripheral to serious…
Southeast Asia has spent the past decade doing what fast-growing regions are supposed to do: expanding, industrializing and lifting millions…
In the first article of this series, I examined the growing gap between political ambition and financial transmission – how climate…
As carbon dioxide removal attracts more attention, the number of concepts used across projects, policy, standards, and carbon markets is…
Olive oil has long been marketed through heritage, taste and geography. But the sector’s defining story in 2026 is increasingly…
The Evolving Meaning and Priorities of UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties (COPs) The Conferences of the Parties (COPs) under the…
