Friday signed Climate

- The Paris climate agreement signed Friday in New York. The climate was the 21st annual meeting under the auspices of the United Nations (UNFCCC). Between November 30 and December 12 met the delegates of 195 countries in France.

Signing is only the second step. The Convention will enter namely into force only after it has been ratified by 55 countries. Ratification is in fact the official ratification. These countries together produce 55 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Politicians assume that the ratification will. This should lead per 2020 to a significant reduction of the gases, in particular carbon dioxide (CO2).

The states whose signature adorns under the treaty,
commit to limiting global warming to 2 degrees; a maximum of 1.5 degrees is the aim. The instruments for this purpose to all of reducing emissions of various greenhouse gases. Between 2050 and 2070 require the burning of coal, oil and ash have so far limited that global warming actually does not exceed 2 degrees.

Industrialized countries undertake to make available annually about 90 billion euros between 2020 and 2025 for developing countries to take climate action and compensate for damage caused by global warming.