Major Publication by TEDU Researchers in Nature Portfolio!
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A study co-authored by TED University faculty members Prof. Dr. Nazire Nergiz Dinçer and Prof. Dr. Ayça Tekin-Koru has been published in Communications Earth & Environment, part of the Nature Portfolio.
The study, titled “Decarbonization Reduces Carbon Border Costs for Middle East and North African Steel Exporters,” examines the potential impact of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on steel exports from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Türkiye.
Conducted by Abdullah Demir and Ali Ersin Dinçer of Abdullah Gül University and Prof. Dr. Nazire Nergiz Dinçer and Prof. Dr. Ayça Tekin-Koru of TED University, the study combines life-cycle emissions data with different scenarios involving carbon pricing, trade, clean production technologies, and power-sector decarbonization.
According to the findings, the region’s CBAM-related liabilities could nearly double by 2035 under high carbon price scenarios. Ambitious decarbonization policies, however, could reduce these liabilities by up to 56% compared with a business-as-usual scenario.
The study also highlights that countries should adopt different priorities to reduce their exposure to CBAM. Cleaner electricity generation is particularly important for Egypt and Morocco, while both power-grid transformation and the modernization of production technologies are critical for Algeria and Türkiye. Türkiye stands out as the country with the highest absolute CBAM exposure among those examined. Egypt has the greatest dependence on the European market, while Saudi Arabia faces the highest risk associated with carbon-intensive production.
An open-access Nature Portfolio journal, Communications Earth & Environment has a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 9.3. It is ranked in Q1 and among the top 5% of journals in its field.
The research received institutional support from TED University through the purchase of a SimaPro software license used for the life-cycle assessment analyses and partial support for the article processing charge.
Read the full article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-04023-8