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India to ratify Paris climate change deal
2016-09-25 17:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Indias prime minister said on Sunday that his country will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change early next month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government will ratify the agreement Oct. 2, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Indias independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, who believed in a minimum carbon footprint. Modi made the announcement at a meeting of his Bharatiya Janata Partys leaders in the southern Indian town of Kozhikode. India accounts for around 4.5 percent...
India PM says will ratify Paris climate pact next month
2016-09-25 17:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: India, the world's third largest greenhouse gas emitter, will ratify the Paris climate change pact next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (Sep 25), bringing the deal a step closer to reality. Modi said India will formally join the landmark accord struck in 2015 in Paris, through which countries commit to take action to stem the planet's rising temperatures. The accord needs ratification from 55 countries that account for at least 55 percent of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions...
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In boost to Paris climate pact, Indian PM says will ratify it on October 2
2016-09-25 16:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India, the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will formally join the Paris agreement on climate change on Oct. 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. The ratification by India, which follows that of the United States and China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, will help accelerate the enactment of the landmark Paris agreement on climate change forged last December. "Now the time has come to ratify the COP21 protocol. India will do it on Gandhi Jayanti, on...
India to ratify Paris agreement on climate change on October 2: Modi
2016-09-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Express: In an announcement which will cheer the global community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India would ratify COP21 Paris agreement on climate change, which binds each country to cut down on carbon emissions. The announcement also came just a day before External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is to address the United Nation General Assembly where she is all set to make a forceful argument to isolate countries sponsoring and exporting terrorism. "I want to make an announcement...
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Paris goes more ambitious with second car-free day
2016-09-25 15:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Half of Paris' streets and avenues were car-free on Sunday as part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's fight against air pollution, allowing families and tourists to wander on the roads around landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysees. The car ban covered a larger part of the city than last year's event, closing off more than 650 km (400 miles) of roads in the French capital and offering attractions such as skating sessions and a picnic on the banks of the Seine near city hall. For Socialist mayor...
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