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Paris climate deal to be signed by over 130 countries at UN ceremony
2016-04-08 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A record number of more than 130 countries will sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at UN headquarters on 22 April, the United Nations said on Thursday. Secretary general Ban Ki-moon is hosting the signing ceremony on the first day that the agreement reached in Paris in December opens for signature. The UN chief, French President Francois Hollande, and environment minister Segolene Royal, who is in charge of global climate negotiations, have invited leaders from all...
Countries inking Paris climate treaty to break 34-year UN record
2016-04-08 11:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: A record haul of nations will put pen to paper on the first day a new global warming accord opens for signature, the UN predicts. The 130 expected at its New York headquarters will beat the 119 that signed the Law of the Sea in 1982 in Jamaica, it said in a Thursday statement. The UN did not release a guest list. But major powers, including China, the European Union, India and the United States, have confirmed their presence at the event, which is aimed to spotlight ambitious commitments to...
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Record number of countries expected to sign historic Paris climate accord
2016-04-08 08:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: A record number of countries are expected to sign a historic climate agreement at a signing ceremony on April 22, the deputy UN spokesman said here Thursday. More than 130 countries have confirmed that they will sign the Paris Agreement on that day, the first day that the accord adopted in December in Paris is open for signature, Farhan Haq said at a daily news briefing here. "This is expected to surpass the previous record of 119 signatures for an opening day signing for an international agreement,...
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Emerging powers to sign Paris climate deal on 22 April
2016-04-07 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Brazil and South Africa became the latest countries to signal their intent to sign the Paris Agreement later this month in New York. In a joint statement with India and China, the so-called BASIC group said they "look forward" to signing the landmark pact struck by 195 countries last year to curb emissions. We will start process of ratification in our countries, and we have urged other countries to do the same, Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters after a two-day meeting...
Australia to sign Paris agreement on climate change
2016-04-07 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australia will be among the first countries in the world to sign the Paris agreement on climate change, with a "very senior" representative being sent to a signing ceremony in New York later this month, according to government sources. Erwin Jackson, deputy chief executive of the Climate Institute welcomed the news saying, "it's signalling the conviction of the Government to the world that they're now moving to implement the historic agreement that was forged in Paris". The Paris agreement,...
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