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India ratifies Paris climate change agreement

Monday, 03 October 2016 1:22 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 03 October 2016 1:24 AM ]

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin(L) hands over the instrument of ratification on Paris agreement to the UN to Santiago Villalpando (2L) ,chief of the treaty section of Legal Affairs of the United Nations during an event at the Economic and Social Council in New York on October 2, 2016. (AFP)

Sanjay Sethi
Press TV, New Delhi

India, the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases has formally approved the Paris agreement on tackling climate change. The deal aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions by shifting away from fossil fuels. The Paris agreement was adopted by 185 nations in December 2015.

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