EU triggers entry into force of global climate agreement

Ambassadors from the EU and the seven Member States that have already completed their national procedures (Slovakia, France, Hungary, Germany, Malta, Austria and Portugal) deposited their ratification instruments at the UN headquarters.

More Member States will do so in the coming days.The official ceremony took place today in New York at the UN headquarters hosted by the Slovak Minister of Environment, László Sólymos and EU Commissioner Arias Cañete. Together with other international partners that have deposited recently, the EU and the UN will celebrate the deposit of the instruments that have triggered the entry into force of the Paris Agreement.

The Paris Agreement, which was adopted in December 2015 by 195 countries, will legally enter into force on 4 November 2016.

Currently, there are 191 signatories to the Paris Agreement.  Of these, 75 Parties to the Convention have also deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval. A total of more than 59% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions has been achieved.

October 7, 2016 – New York, New York, United States Event to Celebrate the Deposit of Instruments of the Paris Agreement hosted by H.E. Mr.s Laszlo Solums, Min. of Environment of Slovakia and H. E. Mr. Miguel Arias Canete, European Com. of Climate Action and Energy at the ECOSOC chamber of the United Nations. European Delegation Ambassador Almeida chaired the event. There was an official deposit offered by Poland at the head of the event. The following people spoke Peter Thompson, UN PGA, H.E.Laszlo Solums, H.E. Canete, Halldor Thorgeirsson of SG’s climate change, H.E. Delayer of France,H. E. Kickert of Austria, H.E. Thomas of Germany, H.E. Bogyay Hungary, H.E. Inguanez of Malta, H.E. Winid of Poland, H.E. Pucarinho of Portugal, Jonathan Pershing of the US, H.E. Blanchard of Canda, H.E. Bhattaraiand of Nepal, and representative from Morocco and finally H.E. Ruzi ka of Slovakia.