National Climate Change Strategy for Turkey was approved by the Higher Plan- ning Council and took effect in May 3rd 2010. The National Vision in this strat- egy is defined as follows: "Turkey's national vision within the scope of "climate change" is to become a country fully integrating climate change-related objectives into its develop- ment policies, disseminating energy efficiency, increasing the use of clean and renewable energy resources, actively participating in the efforts for tackling climate change within its "special circumstances", and providing its citizens with a high quality of life and welfare with low-carbon intensity." STRATEGIC TARGETS