Exploring the Ways for Integrating the Green Bond with Decoupling Projects through Monitoring and Evaluation - The Carbon Emission Atlas and Expert System (KAUS)

Aug 29, 2026

The thesis examines how climate change impacts urban settings through large-scale carbon emissions from human activities and argues for environment-sensitive planning to reduce emissions. It frames sustainable green growth as decoupling economic pressures from the environment, highlighting that decoupling projects require funding that state support alone cannot provide. It proposes green bonds as a catalyst and investigates integrating a green finance module into monitoring and evaluation systems for decoupling projects using the Carbon Emission Atlas and Expert System (KAUS) in the GAP region.

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Abstract

Aim and context

Integration approach (M&E and green finance)

Studied tool (KAUS) and region

EXPLORING THE WAYS FOR INTEGRATING THE GREEN BOND WITH DECOUPLING PROJECTS THROUGH MONITORING AND EVALUATION: THE CARBON EMISSION ATLAS AND EXPERT SYSTEM (KAUS) A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BY ŞEVVAL ÇAVUŞOĞLU IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CITY PLANNING IN CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING Approval of the thesis: EXPLORING THE WAYS FOR INTEGRATING THE GREEN BOND WITH DECOUPLING PROJECTS THROUGH MONITORING AND EVALUATION: THE CARBON EMISSION ATLAS AND EXPERT SYSTEM (KAUS) submitted by ŞEVVAL ÇAVUŞOĞLU in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in City Planning in City and Regional Planning, Middle East Technical University by, Prof. Dr. Halil Kalıpçılar Dean, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Prof. Dr. Serap Kayasü Head of the Department, City and Regional Planning Prof. Dr. Anlı Ataöv Demirkan Supervisor, City and Regional Planning, METU Examining Committee Members: Prof. Dr. M. Melih Pınarcıoğlu City and Regional Planning, METU Prof. Dr. Anlı Ataöv Demirkan City and Regional Planning, METU Prof. Dr. Bülent Yeşilata Energy Systems Engineering, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Date: 28.04.2022 I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work. Name Last name : Şevval Çavuşoğlu Signature : ABSTRACT EXPLORING THE WAYS FOR INTEGRATING THE GREEN BOND WITH DECOUPLING PROJECTS THROUGH MONITORING AND EVALUATION: THE CARBON EMISSION ATLAS AND EXPERT SYSTEM (KAUS) Çavuşoğlu, Şevval Master of Science, City Planning in City and Regional Planning Supervisor : Prof. Dr. Anlı Ataöv Demirkan April 2022, 156 pages More research in recent years has highlighted that the climate crisis is a consequence of the immense release of carbon emissions due to human activities. The negative side of the climate crisis is that it has led to severe environmental problems around the globe, which has negatively affected urban settings. Environmental-sensitive planning approaches can help reduce carbon emissions. One effective way to do that is reducing the energy use in cities and gaining the human behavior to become carbon-neutral. On a global scale, international agreements drawing a framework for carbon emissions, such as the Green Deal, reveal the need to look at the situation both environmentally and economically. Therefore, the main aim should be to achieve sustainable green growth by decoupling economic pressure on the environment. There are development projects with the decoupling aim. These projects need funds or grants to be implemented and disseminated. Since state supports are not sufficient throughout the world, private investments should be expanded by creating a market value for these projects. In this respect, green bonds, a green finance instrument, can be a catalyst for this market. Therefore, how these projects and green bonds can be integrated should be sought. Both of these concepts, green bond and decoupling projects, need monitoring and evaluation, so they can combine to work together via M&E tools. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate how the green finance module can be integrated into the monitoring and evaluation systems, including decoupling projects in the planning process. In this context, The Carbon Emission Atlas and Expert System (KAUS) in the GAP Region, conducted by the METU Built Environment and Design Application and Research Center (YTM-MATPUM), has been examined. Also, it has been discussed how green bond can be integrated into this monitoring and evaluation process and what the problems are aga

FAQs

What problem does the thesis address regarding carbon emissions and cities?

It addresses how human-driven carbon emissions contribute to climate crisis and severe environmental impacts on global urban settings, requiring planning approaches to reduce emissions.

Why are green bonds considered important for decoupling projects?

Decoupling projects need grants or funds, and insufficient state support motivates expanding private investment by creating market value, where green bonds can act as a catalyst.

What is the core objective of the study?

To investigate how a green finance module can be integrated into monitoring and evaluation systems that include decoupling projects during the planning process.

Aug 29, 2026

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