Turkey's parliament ratified the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday (06th), making it the last G20 country to do so, after holding off for years due to what it saw as injustices in its responsibilities as part of the agreement.
Announcing that Turkey would ratify the deal at the United Nations General Assembly last month, President Tayyip Erdogan said countries that have a "historical responsibility" for climate change should make the most effort.
On Wednesday, 353 members of Turkey's parliament ratified the agreement unanimously.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) currently lists Turkey in the Annex I group, described as industrialised countries.
Turkey has also sent
a proposal to UNFCCC Secretariat in Bonn, Germany, to have its name removed from the Annex I list.
The proposal is on the provisional agenda for the COP26 Climate Change Conference to be held in Glasgow from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12.
The Paris Climate Agreement aims to substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
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