Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and material use for passenger vehicles in Türkiye: A scenario-based analysis with material efficiency strategies

dc.authorid0000-0002-6869-1405
dc.authorid0000-0001-8574-6052
dc.contributor.authorAlkan, Ayla
dc.contributor.authorPauliuk, Stefan
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-31T15:08:22Z
dc.date.available2026-01-31T15:08:22Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractT & uuml;rkiye has not yet decoupled its economy from energy and material consumption, but aims to transition to a circular economy and become carbon neutral by 2053. The potential of energy system transformation and efficient material use has not yet been assessed for many services in T & uuml;rkiye. This study analyzes the impacts of these transformations on passenger vehicles, using the RECC model, a physical circular economy model, under two energy and three socioeconomic scenarios. In SSP1, 20% savings in 2020-2053 cumulative GHG emissions can be achieved through energy efficiency, and material efficiency can save an additional 12%. In the low demand scenario, LED, cumulative emissions reduction reaches 42%. In SSP1, cumulative material savings can be 45%, and secondary material use reaches 50% share. LED can achieve T & uuml;rkiye's targets for the transport sector, and its implementation depends on financial and R&D support to industries, infrastructure improvements, and changes in consumer driving habits.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (Tubitak) [1059B192201910]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (Tubitak) [grant number: 1059B192201910] .
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108385
dc.identifier.issn0921-3449
dc.identifier.issn1879-0658
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105005413843
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org./10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108385
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/10666
dc.identifier.volume221
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001499283000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofResources Conservation And Recycling
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260128
dc.subjectClimate change mitigation
dc.subjectMaterial use
dc.subjectMaterial efficiency strategies
dc.subjectMaterial flow analysis
dc.subjectPassenger vehicles
dc.subjectT & uuml;rkiye
dc.titleReducing greenhouse gas emissions and material use for passenger vehicles in Türkiye: A scenario-based analysis with material efficiency strategies
dc.typeArticle

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