Talk:Climate change in Turkey/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Femkemilene (talk · contribs) 18:50, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

   There are some mistakes in the English and not all sentences feel completely natural.

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

   The lead section might be a bit short.

2. Is it verifiable with no original research?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   B. All in-line citations are from reliable sources, including those for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines:

   Due to a large proportion of sources being Turkish, it was not easy to verify.

   C. It contains no original research:

   The fact that Instanbul only has an inactive website is supported by that inactive website instead of a source.

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

   Checked many of the sources and statements were rewording of what was said in those sources

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   This is the major reason to fail the article immediately. The article is now a collection of loose facts and the main aspects seem to be missing.

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   Not illustrated

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Additional comments

Thanks for working on the article! Here some questions I think to be answered in the text if you want to address all main aspects.

1. Are emission only expected to rise because of the energy policy? I assume that economic growth might also contribute. (lede)
2. Under the emissions section, mention other sources of emissions as well as energy. In one of the sources I've read that Turkey has a large domestic coal reserve, which is important mentioning as well (countries are probably more likely to cut back on imports than to leave virgin materials in their own country be)
3. Are more floods expected only because of the change in precipitation form? Globally, we expect rising temperatures lead to more intense rainfall events, even while in some countries total rainfall stays the same. Turkey is quite a big country, is there a difference is expected weather changes between regions. Have more extreme weather patterns already been observed?
4. Cities: do other cities than Instanbul have climate change adaptation plans? Which cities are most vulnerable to climate change?
5. Glaciers: I assume that Turkey has more glaciers. Here mention a) what has been observed b) what is predicted and c) how does this effect communities depending on glaciers. Often glacier provide a steady source of fresh water in the melt season and this water source will be gone if the glaciers have retreated. Is this the case in Turkey?
6. Fishing: are more species affected? Does this have a big impact on communities in Turkey or is fishery a minor economic source?
7. Politics: why did Turkey not ratify the agreement? Are opposition parties in favor on signing? The Kigali amendment is a part of the Montreal protocol. It is not widely known that ozone-depleting substances also contribute to the greenhouse effect, explain. Carbon capture might not be economically feasible even after introduction of a carbon tax/trading system. See for instance EU, where it's not economically feasible. Tell more about the islamic leaders that want urged muslims to fight climate change. Who were they and how did it influence Turkey. Did the government reply?
8. Energy. This is probably one of the most important sections of the article. Could you expand on the potential of renewable energy. Is there potential for geothermal energy or additional hydropower as well as solar and wind? In terms of solar energy, can it be used for heating as well as electricity production? What percentage of energy use and electricity production is now renewable?
9. Finance: is there a lack of finance in general? Is it easy for private companies to invest? Are they investing?
10. Reforestation: what percentage of the territory is covered by trees now? Are there other land use changes relevant for climate change?
11. What is the link between soil and climate change. Explain.
12. Transport: only cyclist and cars mentioned. What about public transport. Why is Uber important?

When you've improved the article further, I'm willing to go over the article again before a potential renomination. I find it quite interesting. Femkemilene (talk) 21:08, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

Responses to above comments

1. Are emission only expected to rise because of the energy policy? I assume that economic growth might also contribute. (lede)

It is true that in the past emissions have been correlated with economic growth, however the lede is referring to the future. If the energy policy was changed this correlation could be broken by changing the sources of electricity. We won't know for some time whether emissions are rising in 2019 but as little economic growth is expected if they do rise it will not be because of economic growth. I found a paper on this and will cite it in Greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey.

2. Under the emissions section, mention other sources of emissions as well as energy. In one of the sources I've read that Turkey has a large domestic coal reserve, which is important mentioning as well (countries are probably more likely to cut back on imports than to leave virgin materials in their own country be)

The minor sources of emissions are discussed in Greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey and coal reserves in Coal in Turkey

3. Are more floods expected only because of the change in precipitation form? Globally, we expect rising temperatures lead to more intense rainfall events, even while in some countries total rainfall stays the same. Turkey is quite a big country, is there a difference is expected weather changes between regions. Have more extreme weather patterns already been observed?

Good questions: Certainly there will be differences between regions and unusual extreme weather is being observed. There is probably new info in the 7th National Communication (see refs). I hope someone else reading this might dig it out and summarise it - if not I hope to get round to it later.

1. Cities: do other cities than Istanbul have climate change adaptation plans? Which cities are most vulnerable to climate change?

Istanbul plan now online and cited. I did not find any others yet.

1. Glaciers: I assume that Turkey has more glaciers. Here mention a) what has been observed b) what is predicted and c) how does this effect communities depending on glaciers. Often glacier provide a steady source of fresh water in the melt season and this water source will be gone if the glaciers have retreated. Is this the case in Turkey?

List of glaciers in Turkey created - I don't know of any communities depending on them.

1. Fishing: are more species affected? Does this have a big impact on communities in Turkey or is fishery a minor economic source?

Fishing not a big part of the economy but anchovies are part of Black Sea region culture - added them in picture caption.

1. Politics: why did Turkey not ratify the agreement? Are opposition parties in favor on signing? The Kigali amendment is a part of the Montreal protocol. It is not widely known that ozone-depleting substances also contribute to the greenhouse effect, explain. Carbon capture might not be economically feasible even after introduction of a carbon tax/trading system. See for instance EU, where it's not economically feasible. Tell more about the islamic leaders that want urged muslims to fight climate change. Who were they and how did it influence Turkey. Did the government reply?
2. Energy. This is probably one of the most important sections of the article. Could you expand on the potential of renewable energy. Is there potential for geothermal energy or additional hydropower as well as solar and wind? In terms of solar energy, can it be used for heating as well as electricity production? What percentage of energy use and electricity production is now renewable?

Will try to cover these points in energy in Turkey and Electricity sector in Turkey and link from greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey. Also I hope the research on carbon dioxide emissions from geothermal in Turkey will be published this year (2019).

1. Finance: is there a lack of finance in general? Is it easy for private companies to invest? Are they investing?
2. Reforestation: what percentage of the territory is covered by trees now? Are there other land use changes relevant for climate change?

First question covered in Reforestation#Turkey, other land use changes are not significant.

1. What is the link between soil and climate change. Explain.
2. Transport: only cyclist and cars mentioned. What about public transport. Why is Uber important?

Uber is the only rideshare company here as far as I know: but it would be better moved to Environmental_issues_in_Turkey#Air_pollution as not very important for this article.