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On October 4, 2016, the European Parliament approved the ratification of the COP21 Paris Agreement. With the approval the agreement can formally be adopted by the Council and in parallel ratified by the individual member states.

So far, 62 parties, accounting for almost 52 % of global emissions have ratified the Paris Agreement. The Agreement will enter into force 30 days after at least 55 parties, representing at least 55% of global emissions have ratified. The EU ratification and deposit will cross the 55% emission threshold and therefore trigger the entry into force of the Paris Agreement.

With the approval and hopefully swift implementation of the Paris Agreement into national policies, our demands for a just transition to a more sustainable future can be met.

Philip Jennings comments: “This signals a reset in political and economic priorities to bring a sustainable and clean planet. If we couple this with the adoption of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, we have a chance for a greener and fairer world.”