Common Contracts
1 similar Paris Climate Change Agreement contracts
Paris Climate Change Agreement to Enter into Force November 4Paris Climate Change Agreement • October 10th, 2016
The Paris Agreement (PA), which addresses climate change through international cooperation, is set to take effect on November 4, 2016. With the ratifications by the European Union, seven EU member states, New Zealand, and India— along with earlier actions by the United States, China, and other countries—the threshold was passed for the treaty to enter into force: Entry into force occurs on the 30th day after at least 55 countries, representing at least 55% of officially reported greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, deposit their ratifications, acceptances, or approvals with the United Nations treaty depositary. As of October 5, 2016, 72 governments (including the European Union) representing more than 56% of global GHG emissions had deposited their instruments. In all, 191 governments, including Russia, signed the PA; they do not become parties to it until they have deposited their instruments.
