Hurriyet DN Online with wires
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Turkey’s parliament approved the Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, TV channels reported on Thursday. (UPDATED)
The protocol was passed with a parliamentary vote of 243 in favor, with just three votes against. Six deputies abstained.
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Turkey had announced in June its intention to sign the accord, which was first agreed by world governments in 1997.Â
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The government had postponed signing it for more than a decade, saying it needed to complete its industrial development first.
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The Kyoto protocol requires signatory countries to reduce or stabilize their emissions of six "greenhouse" gases blamed for heating up the planet, the principal of which is carbon dioxide.
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The protocol expires in 2012. On average it requires nations to reduce their emissions 5.2 percent below their 1990 level between 2008 and 2012. This would represent a 29 percent cut in overall emissions compared to levels expected by 2010.Â