The world on Saturday got a historic climate deal with all 196 countries approving the Paris text that got unprecedented support from all quarters.
It will formally be signed in New York on April 22, 2016. The UN secretary-general will invite all the world leaders for high-level signature ceremony for this.
India, considered quite a tough nation to be on board before the beginning of the summit and even during the talks, is satisfied with it. French president Francois Hollande even spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone and is learnt to have appreciated India's role in the upcoming historic deal.
Before the approval of the agreement, India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar said, "After the first glance of the text, we are happy that it takes care of concerns of India".
Noting that differentiation for developed and developing countries are maintained across all pillars of actions - mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology transfer, capacity building and transparency, he said, "That is very important. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always espoused the case of sustainable development and climate justice ... Both these have been mentioned in the text. That is an important achievement for India".
196 countries approve historic Paris global warming accord - The Times of India
It will formally be signed in New York on April 22, 2016. The UN secretary-general will invite all the world leaders for high-level signature ceremony for this.
India, considered quite a tough nation to be on board before the beginning of the summit and even during the talks, is satisfied with it. French president Francois Hollande even spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone and is learnt to have appreciated India's role in the upcoming historic deal.
Before the approval of the agreement, India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar said, "After the first glance of the text, we are happy that it takes care of concerns of India".
Noting that differentiation for developed and developing countries are maintained across all pillars of actions - mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology transfer, capacity building and transparency, he said, "That is very important. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always espoused the case of sustainable development and climate justice ... Both these have been mentioned in the text. That is an important achievement for India".
196 countries approve historic Paris global warming accord - The Times of India
