Environment and Climate Policies: Where Does Turkiye
Stand?
The Turkish Government, in its statement at the United Nations
General Assembly, had given signals beforehand that it would submit
the Paris Climate Agreement ["Paris
Agreement" or
"Agreement"], for parliamentary approval
which it signed long ago, on April 22, 2016. Following its
statement, the Agreement entered into force with the Law on
Approval of the Paris Agreement and the Presidential Decision, both
published on the same day, on October 7, 2021 in the Official
Gazette.
What is the Paris Agreement About?
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international agreement
on climate change, drawn up by 196 countries that came together
within the body of the Conference of the Parties to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in December
2015. The agreement's goal is to combat climate crisis, which
is fast worsening, and to ensure compliance with the conditions
determined
