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175 countries sign global climate pact

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 22 April 2016 •
175 countries sign global climate pact

Record-breaking number of nations sign Paris Agreement in New York, hailing treaty as a new chapter in the fight against climate change

More than 170 countries gathered at the UN's New York headquarters today to take part in an historic signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement, an international treaty to prevent dangerous levels of global...

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