Official statements
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France first G20 nation to ratify Paris Agreement
Implementation of the COP21 six months after the Paris agreement – Communiqué by the Ministers’ Council.
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Ratification of the Paris agreement by the French Parliament
Climate - France – Adoption by Parliament of a bill on the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement (June 9)
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India and France lead $1 Trillion Solar investment drive
At the United Nations in New York, Indian Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal and French Environment Minister and President of COP 21 Ségolène Royal co-hosted an event on the International Solar Alliance (ISA), launched by India and France at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris last December.
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President tells world "time is running out" for the climate
Speaking to 170 countries in New York at the Paris Agreement signature ceremony, François Hollande says countries’ words must now become deeds if the planet is to avoid further disaster.
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Climate deal a framework for future action - Minister
"The agreement adopted is a turning point, but a lot of work remains... It doesn’t resolve all the problems, but it defines powerful rules for action," says Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
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195 countries adopt the first universal climate agreement
“I hear no objection in the room, I declare the Paris climate agreement adopted.” It was with these words, on Saturday, 12 December, that Laurent Fabius closed the fierce negotiations that had been underway for two weeks in Le Bourget.
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"The Paris Agreement for the climate is accepted"
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announces the adoption of the landmark climate agreement by 195 countries, described by President François Hollande as "a major step for humanity".
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Moves on geothermal and solar energy and carbon pricing launched in Paris
Ségolène Royal officially launches Global Geothermal Alliance with other high-level figures, following last week’s launch of the International Solar Alliance and moves on carbon pricing.
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France presents new draft agreement at climate summit
"We will now have to find real compromises that will allow us to conclude the legally binding, ambitious, balanced and durable agreement we are calling for" - Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
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Paris climate talks enter "week of hope"
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius outlines COP21’s achievements in recent days and, while emphasizing the scale of the task ahead, says there is genuine collective will to reach an agreement.
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