(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The Paris Agreementwas adopted in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21). For the accord to come into effect, it must be ratified by at least 55 Parties to the Convention accounting for at least 55% of greenhouse gas emissions. Counting India, 62 countries responsible for about 52% of global emissions have deposited their instrument of ratification, so far. With the weight of the European Union, the 55% threshold will be crossed. The pace of ratification has gained momentum since 3 September 2016, when China and the USA...
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