17-11-2016 16:50 via uk.news.yahoo.com

UK ratifies Paris Agreement on fighting climate change

The UK has signed the the world's first comprehensive climate change treaty to limit global temperature rises. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson ratified the Paris Agreement, which means the UK is now bound to try to keep temperature increases "well below" 2C. The move has been welcomed by environmental campaigners, who are concerned that Donald Trump's election could threaten global action on climate change.
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