Yasemin Örücü

Yasemin Örücü is a Senior Climate Change Specialist at the World Bank. Her work spans energy and climate policy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, carbon markets and low-carbon development.

Before joining the World Bank in 2014, she spent nine years working on energy and climate policy at Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Between 2005 and 2013, she served as a lead negotiator on emissions mitigation in international climate change negotiations.

At the World Bank, Örücü has served as a task team leader for the Türkiye Geothermal Development Project, contributing to efforts to advance geothermal investment and mobilize private capital. She has also led work on Türkiye’s offshore wind roadmap and contributed to projects supporting carbon market development.

Örücü holds a bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering from Middle East Technical University, a master’s degree focusing on climate and energy policy from the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute, and a doctorate in Earth Sciences from Middle East Technical University. Her work combines technical expertise with public policy and international development experience, connecting energy transition objectives with investment and implementation.