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ARTICLE · 29 OCTOBER 2021

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Turkey Ratifies The Paris Climate Agreement

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"The Law Regarding the Approval of the Paris Agreement" which was published in the Official Gazette dated 7 October 2021 and numbered 31621 entered into force.

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Ergin Mizrahi
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"The Law Regarding the Approval of the Paris Agreement" which was published in the Official Gazette dated 7 October 2021 and numbered 31621 entered into force.

Paris Climate Agreement (the "Agreement") is an international treaty within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the "UN Convention") dealing with the mitigation, adaptation and financing of climate change. The Agreement was signed by Turkey on 22 April 2016.

The significance of the ratification of the Agreement by the Turkish Parliament is that Turkey will become more effective with respect to the global climate crisis in accordance with the targets of the Agreement. As of October 2021, 192 members of the UN Convention are parties to the Agreement.

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