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Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Ratifying the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Country/Territory
China
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Climate change
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The twenty-second meeting of the twelfth session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress made the decision on ratifying the Paris Agreement which sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change. The Agreement was signed by the representative of the People's Republic of China on April 22, 2016 in New York. The agreement is due to enter into force in 2020.

Full text
Chinese
Website
www.npc.gov.cn