The role of the united nations on global climate change and development process and applications of Kyoto periods in Turkey

The problem of climate change has become an environmental issue that has gained international dimension with the effect of globalization. Since the Rio Conference in 1992, awareness has been raised about the issue of climate change and the countries included in Annex-1 of the Kyoto Protocol shaped in the 3rd Conference of the Parties, which took place in 1997, a gas reduction decision was taken for Kyoto Protocol's First Commitment Period including 2008-2012 year interval. However, in the climate change regime to be established for the post-2012, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports also pointed out, the inclusion of developing countries in the new deal to limit global warming to 2 °C has intensified negotiations and the hopefully anticipated 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit no compromise was reached. In subsequent negotiations, a decision on a general and inclusive agreement has not been reached due to the economic costs to be brought to the countries in particular. In this study, especially the recent developments in the light of the 2015 Paris Climate Summit for it was analyzed whether it would result in an agreement for the post-2020 period following the end of Kyoto Protocol's Second Commitment Period and the position of Turkey in climate change negotiations and what kind of "National Contribution" it would provide.