Turkey formally ratifies four agreements as it prepares to host COP31
Four agreements signed off by President Erdoğan formalize Turkey's commitments ahead of hosting COP31 in Antalya.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed off on four international agreements now published in Turkey's Official Gazette, formalizing the country's commitments ahead of hosting COP31.
The agreements include two EU pre-accession financial assistance protocols, plus two deals signed in Bonn on June 9 directly tied to the climate summit: an agreement with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat covering COP31, the 21st Kyoto Protocol meeting and the 8th Paris Agreement meeting, and a separate data-sharing memorandum of understanding.
Turkey is set to host COP31, the UN's 31st annual climate conference, in Antalya, a significant diplomatic moment for a country whose own climate policy has drawn sharp criticism from domestic environmental groups. The ratifications lock in the administrative groundwork the summit depends on, even as the substance of Turkey's own climate commitments remains contested at home.
Reporting by Haber Merkezi for İklim Haber. Translated and adapted with attribution. Original: https://www.iklimhaber.org/cop31e-dair-anlasma-ve-kararlar-resmi-gazetede/
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