UNITED NATIONS: France’s environment minister on Monday voiced optimism that the Paris global accord on fighting climate change will come into force by November.
Segolene Royal, who is president of the so-called COP21 conference behind last year’s far-reaching agreement in Paris, said the goal was to put it in place before the next meeting opens on November 7 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
“There’s a good competition” among countries to ratify as quickly as possible, she told AFP, “even if we have to stay vigilant.”
“The awareness of the importance of the ratification is bearing fruit,” she said on the sidelines of the annual United …read more
Source: The Manila Times
