POLC09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Eastern Ukraine, Operation Car Wash, Syrian Civil War
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Monday, 12 september 2016 w2 what"s happening in the world. Us and china rati ed the paris agreement (canada has not signed, we are big greenhouse gas producer) = environmental change. Signi cant advance in the battle against global warming. Are prepared to show leadership and to lead by example. Nearly 200 governments party to it will become obliged to meet emissions- cutting pledges made before the deal last december. The paris agreement, sealed last december after two weeks of frantic negotiations, must be rati ed by 55 countries, representing 55% of global emissions, in order to come into force. The news that the world"s top two emitters who are together responsible for about 38% of emissions would formally ratify the deal is therefore a major step towards achieving that. Impeached for hiding the country"s declining economic situation during an election year in order to win reelection in 2014.
