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Sunday, September 25, 2016

India to ratify Paris Climate Change agreement on October 02,2016

India will ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement on October 2, 2016Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Kozhikode,Kerala on Sunday Sep 25,2016 in a sudden announcement that will give momentum to implementation of measures at international level to control global warming.

"There is one work left in the CoP21 (Conference of Parties). Ratification is yet to be done and India too is yet to do it. Today on the birth anniversary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay, I announce that India will ratify the decisions on October 2, the birth anniversary of mahatma Gandhi," he said while addressing BJP's National Council meet.

PM Modi said he had chosen the date, which is next Sunday, as Mahatma Gandhi's life was an example of minimum carbon footprint.

During the Paris climate meet in December 2015, more than 190 nations had agreed on setting ambitious goals for capping global warming and funnelling trillions of dollars to poor countries facing climate catastrophe

The pact will come into force after it is ratified by at least 55 countries that account for 55 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions

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