France poised to become first G20 country to ratify Paris Agreement

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French Senate backs bill to ratify global treaty, with President Hollande expected to enact it in within a fortnight

The adoption of the Paris Agreement took a major step forward today after France's senate unanimously backed a bill to ratify the deal. With the bill having already passed through the National Assembly,...

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