Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama signed the agreement and deposited the instruments of ratification with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Fiji joined 175 other countries who signed the Paris Agreement, but was one of only 15 countries to deposit the...
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Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama signed the agreement and deposited the instruments of ratification with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Fiji joined 175 other countries who signed the Paris Agreement, but was one of only 15 countries to deposit the instru- ments of ratification. The agreement will come into force 30 days after at least 55 countries, accounting for 55 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, deposit their instruments of ratification or ac- ceptance with the Secretary-General. In Fiji’s national statement following the official signing ceremony, Prime Minis- ter Bainimarama called for all countries to not only ratify the agreement, but to further lower the proposed cap on global warming from 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels to 1.5 degrees. “We in the Pacific are seeking a new cap of 1.5 degrees Celsius as part of our Suva Declaration at the last gathering of the Pacific Islands Development Forum in the Fijian capital. THE US FIJI TIMES World’s Largest
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