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Paris Agreement Ratification : Union Cabinet Approves

The Union Cabinet on 28 September 2016 approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on 2 October 2016.
●    Paris Agreement gives thrust to the global actions to address climate change and pertains to post-2020 climate actions. 
●    India’s decision to ratify the agreement will take the number of cumulative level of emission of countries to 51.89 percent. 
●    With its decision to ratify the Agreement, India will be one of the key countries that will be instrumental in bringing the Paris Agreement into force. 
●    It will underline India’s responsive leadership in the community of nations committed to global cause of environmental protection and climate justice. 
●    The Paris Agreement was adopted by 185 nations on 12 December 2015 and India signed the Paris Agreement in New York on 22 April 2016.
●    A total of 191 countries have signed to the Paris Agreement so far. 
●    As per the provisions of the Paris Agreement, the treaty will come into force as and when 55 countries contributing to 55 percent of total global emission ratify the agreement. 
 

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