Paris climate accord ratified, to start next month-UN

By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - A global agreement to combat climate change by shifting the world economy away from fossil fuels will take force next month after passing a threshold for ratification on Wednesday with support from European nations. Support for the Paris Agreement has widened to nations representing 56.75 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions, above the 55 percent needed for implementation, a U.N. website showed. European Union countries including Germany, France and Slovaki