Marrakesh climate talks seek to pin down global deal rules
The landmark pact came into force on November 4, 2016
Moroccan Foreign Minister and COP22 President Salaheddine Mezouar (L) and French Minister for Environment Segolene Royal launch the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco. PHOTO: REUTERS
Environmental threat: ‘Tackling climate change not job of one country alone’
The landmark pact came into force on November 4, 2016. It seeks to wean the world economy off fossil fuels in the second half of the century and limit a rise in average world temperatures to "well below" 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times.
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