President Hollande ratifies Paris climate deal for France
In a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, the French leader called on other EU countries to formally join the UN pact
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Francois Hollande became the first leader of an industrialised nation to ratify the Paris Agreement on Wednesday.
In a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, the French president signed a law to join the historic UN climate pact.
He called on other EU states to follow swiftly.
Le décret de promulgation de la loi de ratification de l’ #AccordDeParis est officiellement signé par @fhollande pic.twitter.com/Nivx2hsYMj
— Élysée (@Elysee) June 15, 2016
“Signing the Paris Agreement aims to avoid tragedies. Climate change driven disasters, misery,” he said. “We need to respond to the emergency.”
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