WWF and partners in Turkey have successfully prevented coal-fired power plants from continuing to operate without the introduction of environmental safeguards.
The Right to Clean Air Platform, a coalition of 17 professional and civil society organizations including WWF-Turkey, has been working together since 2015 to tackle air pollution and the threat it poses to people’s health.
Last month’s proposal in the Turkish Parliament would have meant that coal-fired power plants could delay investing in environmental facilities until the end of 2021.
The coalition responded quickly, organizing a petition that gathered support from 70,000 people in less than a week.
Awareness of the issue was also raised through social media campaigning, highlighting the issue with media outlets, and advocacy with MPs in the Turkish Parliament.
