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| UK signs up for Paris climate agreement | UK signs up for Paris climate agreement |
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| The UK government has signed a document ratifying the world's first comprehensive agreement on tackling climate change. | The UK government has signed a document ratifying the world's first comprehensive agreement on tackling climate change. |
| Parliament raised no objections to the Paris deal; after the government signed the deal on Thursday, it is now just awaiting deposition at the UN. | Parliament raised no objections to the Paris deal; after the government signed the deal on Thursday, it is now just awaiting deposition at the UN. |
| The government is set to announce tomorrow that ratification is complete. | The government is set to announce tomorrow that ratification is complete. |
| It comes in the wake of the election of Donald Trump, who has described climate change as a hoax. | It comes in the wake of the election of Donald Trump, who has described climate change as a hoax. |
| The US President-elect promised to re-instate the coal industry in the US and withdraw from the Paris deal which the US has already ratified. | The US President-elect promised to re-instate the coal industry in the US and withdraw from the Paris deal which the US has already ratified. |
| A government spokesman told BBC News earlier this week that the change in power in the US would not divert the UK from its climate change targets. | A government spokesman told BBC News earlier this week that the change in power in the US would not divert the UK from its climate change targets. |
| No objections | No objections |
| The Paris Agreement commits countries to taking action to hold temperature rises to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels - and to try to stabilise emissions at a level which would see a temperature rise of no more than 1.5C | The Paris Agreement commits countries to taking action to hold temperature rises to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels - and to try to stabilise emissions at a level which would see a temperature rise of no more than 1.5C |
| It was put before Parliament for the required 21-day period for scrutiny. That expired with no objections raised by the House of Commons or Lords. | It was put before Parliament for the required 21-day period for scrutiny. That expired with no objections raised by the House of Commons or Lords. |
| The long-standing climate change sceptic MP Peter Lilley told BBC News that he did not object to the Paris Agreement in Parliament because he didn't notice it. | The long-standing climate change sceptic MP Peter Lilley told BBC News that he did not object to the Paris Agreement in Parliament because he didn't notice it. |
| He said: "If I had noticed it, I might have made an attempt to draw together a group of people to object to it. I suspect we would have had more names than last time (the Climate Change Act was passed with five objections) - but it probably would have been a rather ineffective gesture." | He said: "If I had noticed it, I might have made an attempt to draw together a group of people to object to it. I suspect we would have had more names than last time (the Climate Change Act was passed with five objections) - but it probably would have been a rather ineffective gesture." |
| More than 100 countries have already officially signed up to the deal, which came into force earlier this month. | More than 100 countries have already officially signed up to the deal, which came into force earlier this month. |
| Barry Gardiner, shadow minister for international climate change, said: "This strong signal of the UK's commitment to international co-operation on climate change is even more important following the US election. | Barry Gardiner, shadow minister for international climate change, said: "This strong signal of the UK's commitment to international co-operation on climate change is even more important following the US election. |
| "The UK Government must now show their commitment through climate action on the ground. | "The UK Government must now show their commitment through climate action on the ground. |
| "We face a 47% shortfall to meet our 2030 climate target." | "We face a 47% shortfall to meet our 2030 climate target." |
| The climate minister Nick Hurd said: "The UK is ratifying the Paris Agreement so that we can help to accelerate global action on climate change and deliver on our commitments to create a safer, more prosperous future for us all. | |
| "We are going to use this positive momentum to grow the UK low-carbon sector, which is already worth over £46bn, as we continue to provide secure, affordable and clean energy to our families and businesses." | |
| Some 20,000 participants are currently attending UN climate talks in Marrakech, Morocco, where negotiators will be discussing the agreement's detail. | Some 20,000 participants are currently attending UN climate talks in Marrakech, Morocco, where negotiators will be discussing the agreement's detail. |
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