The Effect of the European Green Deal on Turkish Maritime Transport Sector from a Legal Perspective

Abstract

The aim of the research is to review the contributions of the European Green Deal (EGD) and the acquis communautaire to the decarbonization targets of Turkish maritime transport sector. As the methodology of the research, a detailed and comparative analysis was followed by reviewing the legal documents both in the European Union (EU) law and Turkish law, international agreements and official statistical data. The main question of the research is to review how the compliance works of Türkiye with the acquis communautaire at the field of the decarbonization of Turkish maritime sector shapes the Turkish law based on EGD and Türkiye Green Deal Action Plan (TGDAP). Therefore, the paper is considered by the author, will contribute to the literature by delving into the recent developments. The decarbonization targets for the maritime transportation sector mentioned in the EGD have a significant impact on the decarbonization targets in the Turkish maritime which constitutes a significant field in TGDAP. It is concluded that the European Commission’s Financing Agreement, which determines actions such as donating existing ships with renewable energy technologies, building new ships, and supplying alternative fuel infrastructure in port activities in Türkiye, shall also make significant contributions to the realization of the commitments given by Türkiye at the international agreements for the decarbonisation of maritime activities in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, respectively and shall increase the close cooperation between the Turkish authorities and the EU in combating climate change.

Keywords

• greenhouse gas emissions
• decarbonisation of maritime activities
• European Green Deal
• Türkiye Green Deal Action Plan
• Financing Agreement

Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatı'nın Türk Deniz Taşımacılığı Sektörüne Hukuki Açıdan Etkisi

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatının (AYM) ve Avrupa Birliği müktesebatının Türk deniz ulaşım sektörünün karbonsuzlaştırma hedeflerine katkısının incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın metodolojisi olarak hem Avrupa Birliği hukuku hem de Türk hukukundaki yasal metinler, uluslararası anlaşmalar ve resmi istatistiki veriler incelenerek detaylı ve kapsamlı bir araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın asıl sorusu, AYM ve Türkiye Yeşil Mutabakat Eylem Planı (TYMEP) temelinde Türk denizcilik sektörünün karbonsuzlaştırılmasına ilişkin olarak AB müktesebatına uyum çalışmalarının bu alanda Türk hukukunu nasıl şekillendirdiğini araştırmaktır. Bu sebeple yazar tarafından, güncel gelişmeler detaylı incelenerek, metnin literatüre katkı sağlaması hedeflenmektedir. AYM’de bahsedilen deniz ulaşım sektörü için karbonsuzlaştırma hedefleri, TYMEP’de önemli bir alanı oluşturan Türk denizciliğinde karbonsuzlaştırma hedeflerine önemli etkisi bulunmaktadır. Mevcut gemilerin yenilenebilir enerji teknolojileri ile donatılması, yeni gemilerin inşa edilmesi ve Türkiye’deki liman faaliyetlerinde alternatif yakıt altyapısı tedarikinin sağlanması gibi eylemleri belirleyen Avrupa Komisyonu’nun Finans Anlaşması, Türkiye tarafından ayrı ayrı hem Akdeniz hem de Karadeniz bölgelerindeki denizcilik faaliyetlerinin karbonsuzlaştırılması için uluslararası anlaşmalarda verilen taahhütlerin gerçekleştirilmesine önemli katkı sağlayacak ve iklim değişikliğiyle mücadelede Türk makamları ile AB arasındaki yakın işbirliğini de artıracaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• sera gazı emisyonları
• denizcilik faaliyetlerinin karbonsuzlaştırılması
• Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatı
• Türkiye Yeşil Mutabakat Eylem Planı
• Finans Anlaşması.

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