UN says EU may ratify Paris Agreement soon
The Paris Agreement on Climate Change appears likely to enter into force with India announcing that it has ratified the agreement and the EU signaling it may ratify within the next few days, officials said.
The two ratifications would mean countries accounting for nearly 65 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions will have approved the accord, which is set to take effect 30 days after 55 countries accounting for 55 percent of emissions deposit their ratification instruments with the U.N.
Currently 61 countries accounting for nearly 48 percent of emissions have joined the accord. If India were to join the Paris Agreement before Oct. 7 the next UN conference on climate change set to take place in Marrakech would begin on Nov. 7 with the agreement already in place.
