The landmark agreement on climate change signed in Paris Saturday is “a new beginning in global cooperation” and is fair in splitting responsibility between developed and developing countries, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the deal, saying it will oblige the entire global community to act against global climate change. The COP21 agreement does not take effect until at least 55 countries responsible for at least 55 percent of world pollution agree, the AP said.
Global temperatures increased by about 1 degree Celsius since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, and experts said curbing the overall increase at 1.5 degrees could already be impossible.
The Paris climate change agreements have come to a close.
Mr Kelly and Mr Durkan both attended the United Nations negotiations in Paris. Strengthening the ability to recover from climate change impacts.
“During my time in Paris I was encouraged by the willingness of everyone to engage in serious discussion on tackling climate change”.
With 2015 forecast to be the hottest year on record, world leaders and scientists have warned a deal on limiting greenhouse gases is vital for capping temperatures and avoiding the consequences of a changing climate. It was particularly useful getting an insight into the lessons learned in their use of climate change legislation.
Lauding the efforts of the negotiators in securing the hard-fought deal, Obama said the agreement shows what’s possible when nations stand together.
He said the agreement will mean big business opportunities for companies working in the renewable energy sphere, and that they might push back against future efforts to undo the deal.
“The problem’s not solved because of this accord, but make no mistake, the Paris agreement establishes the enduring framework the world needs to solve the climate crisis”.
“It’s outrageous that the deal that’s on the table is being spun as a success when it undermines the rights of the world’s most vulnerable communities and has nearly nothing binding to ensure a safe and liveable climate for future generations”, Nick Dearden, director of the Global Justice Now advocacy group, said.
Fabius called it an “ambitious and balanced” agreement that would mark a “historic turning point” for the world.
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More than seven years ago, Barack Obama told campaign supporters that one day, Americans would be able to tell their children that “this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal”.
