https://alalea.com.tr/en/news Turkish ETS, CBAM, SBTi and GHG Protocol developments, with announcement dates. en https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-monitoring-plan-deadline-extended https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-monitoring-plan-deadline-extended Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT The deadline for pilot installations' first Monitoring Methodology Plans is now 27 January 2027; the extension covers only the plan submission. TR ETS MRV https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-financial-institutions-near-term-criteria-no-end-date https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-financial-institutions-near-term-criteria-no-end-date Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Banks and other financial institutions can choose between near-term-only targets and a net-zero target under FINZ without time pressure. SBTi Finance https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-pilot-procedures-published https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-pilot-procedures-published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT The procedures define sub-installations, benchmark values, the timeline for Monitoring Methodology Plans and Activity Level Reports, and the 2027 surrender date. TR ETS MRV https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-green-taxonomy-regulation-published https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-green-taxonomy-regulation-published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT The green taxonomy defines which activities count as environmentally sustainable; banks will be able to ask for taxonomy data in green financing. Climate Law Finance https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-pilot-period-scope https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-pilot-period-scope Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT The pilot covers electricity, cement, iron and steel, aluminium and fertilisers; 2026 is reporting only, and the price mechanism starts in 2027. TR ETS CBAM https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-regulation-published https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-regulation-published Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT The TR ETS Regulation is in force; installations emitting more than 50,000 tonnes a year are now bound by verified reporting and allowance surrender deadlines. TR ETS MRV Climate Law https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/ghg-protocol-single-corporate-standard-scope-2-feedback https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/ghg-protocol-single-corporate-standard-scope-2-feedback Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT The Corporate Standard, Scope 2, Scope 3 and ISO 14064-1 will merge into one standard; consultation is planned for Q2 2027 and publication for Q4 2028. GHG Protocol ISO Energy https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/tsrs-2-ghg-disclosure-amendments https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/tsrs-2-ghg-disclosure-amendments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT The amendments to TSRS 2 simplify Scope 3 Category 15 disclosures for financial institutions and add flexibility on industry classification and GWP values. TSRS / ISSB Finance GHG Protocol https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/iso-14060-net-zero-standard-draft https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/iso-14060-net-zero-standard-draft Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT ISO/DIS 14060 builds on the 2022 IWA 42 net-zero guidelines; the draft was open for comment for 12 weeks through national standards bodies. ISO SBTi https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-net-zero-standard-v2-published https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-net-zero-standard-v2-published Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT V2.0 introduces Category A and B, five-year near-term targets, a 5 percent Scope 3 threshold, transition plans and responsibility for ongoing emissions. SBTi https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-flag-guidance-v1-2-published https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-flag-guidance-v1-2-published Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT The update changes the deadline for setting FLAG targets and the implementation timeline for zero-deforestation commitments; it applies immediately to new submissions. SBTi GHG Protocol https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/eu-2040-target-final-ets2-delayed-to-2028 https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/eu-2040-target-final-ets2-delayed-to-2028 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT An amendment to the European Climate Law sets the 2040 target at 90 percent; the start of ETS2 for buildings and road transport moves to 1 January 2028. EU ETS Carbon Markets https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/eu-omnibus-csrd-csddd-amendments-published https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/eu-omnibus-csrd-csddd-amendments-published Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT Omnibus I narrows the scope of the CSRD and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; non-EU parent companies get a financial year 2028 timeline. CSRD / ESRS https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/eu-permanent-carbon-removal-certification-methods https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/eu-permanent-carbon-removal-certification-methods Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/285 creates an EU-wide voluntary certification standard for permanent carbon removals; carbon farming methodologies followed. CDR Carbon Markets https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/ghg-protocol-land-sector-removals-standard https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/ghg-protocol-land-sector-removals-standard Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT The new standard sets rules for reporting land use change and land management emissions by companies that produce, process or buy agricultural products. GHG Protocol CDR https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/tsrs-scope-thresholds-raised https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/tsrs-scope-thresholds-raised Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT The thresholds for all three criteria that trigger TSRS reporting were raised; the change applies to reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2025. TSRS / ISSB https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/cbam-definitive-period-begins https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/cbam-definitive-period-begins Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT Transitional reporting has ended; from 2026, certificates must be surrendered for the embedded emissions of CBAM goods entering the EU. CBAM EU ETS https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/cbam-downstream-products-extension-proposal https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/cbam-downstream-products-extension-proposal Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT The proposal aims to bring products with high steel and aluminium content, such as machinery, equipment and some household goods, into CBAM and make circumvention harder. CBAM EU ETS https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/cop31-antalya-turkey-presidency https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/cop31-antalya-turkey-presidency Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT The UN Climate Conference COP31 will meet in Antalya on 9-20 November 2026 under Türkiye's hosting and Presidency, with the negotiations presidency held by Australia. Carbon Markets Climate Law https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/ghg-protocol-scope-2-revision-consultation https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/ghg-protocol-scope-2-revision-consultation Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT The draft proposes tying renewable electricity claims to the hour and place of consumption, directly affecting companies that cut Scope 2 with certificates such as YEK-G. GHG Protocol Energy https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/cbam-simplification-regulation https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/cbam-simplification-regulation Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT CBAM now has a single annual mass threshold of 50 tonnes per importer; the first annual declaration and certificate surrender are due on 30 September 2027. CBAM https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-2035-emissions-target https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-2035-emissions-target Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT Türkiye announced a target to cap 2035 emissions at 643 million tonnes CO₂e, a 466 million tonne cut against the reference scenario, and submitted it to the UN in November. Climate Law Carbon Markets https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/ghg-protocol-iso-unify-standards https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/ghg-protocol-iso-unify-standards Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT The two organisations will harmonise their existing standards and develop new ones together; a joint product carbon footprint standard is also planned. GHG Protocol ISO https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-carbon-crediting-offsetting-draft https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-carbon-crediting-offsetting-draft Fri, 01 Aug 2025 06:00:00 GMT The draft regulates Turquoise Credits from domestic projects, registries run by the Turkish Standards Institution and the use of credits in the ETS and voluntary commitments. Carbon Markets Climate Law TR ETS https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-financial-institutions-net-zero-standard https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-financial-institutions-net-zero-standard Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT The FINZ Standard sets criteria for financial institutions to align lending, investment, insurance and capital markets activities with net zero by 2050 at the latest. SBTi Finance https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-draft-regulation https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-ets-draft-regulation Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT The first draft regulation for TR ETS was published, proposing a 2026-2027 pilot period and a first implementation period starting in 2028. TR ETS Climate Law https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-climate-law-published https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/turkey-climate-law-published Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT Türkiye's first Climate Law was published, giving a national ETS, emission permits, verified emission reports and a carbon credit system a legal basis. Climate Law TR ETS MRV Carbon Markets https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-net-zero-standard-v2-draft-consultation https://alalea.com.tr/en/news/sbti-net-zero-standard-v2-draft-consultation Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT The draft proposed splitting companies into two categories by size and geography, treating Scope 1 and 2 separately and regularly assessing progress against targets. SBTi