Paris Agreement - Instruments of Ratification

It was reported from the United Nations in New York, that the Paris Agreement to address climate change will enter into force on 4 November.
Austria, Bolivia, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Nepal, Portugal and Slovakia, as well as the European Union, deposited their instruments of ratification with the Secretary-General on the 5th October.

The Paris agreement provides that it shall enter into force 30 days after 55 countries, representing 55 percent of global emissions,  deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance or accession with the Secretary-General.   The Instruments deposited on the 5th October bring the total number of countries to 73, and together with the European Union these now exceed the 55% of global emissions.

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