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Paris Agreement Ratification: 'A defining moment for the global economy'

James Murray

06 October 2016 •

Paris Agreement Ratification: 'A defining moment for the global economy'

World leaders and green businesses celebrate as threshold for triggering Paris Agreement ratification is passed

Last night the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) confirmed the threshold for triggering ratification of the Paris Agreement had been reached, with 72 parties representing over 56 per cent...

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