The Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global temperature rises, was passed with no objections by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius this evening - ending four years of negotiations.
Mr Fabius was reminded that custom requires him to bang his ceremonial gavel before the agreement can be passed.
'I'm
being reminded I'm supposed to bang the gavel. It's a small gavel, but
it can do a great job,' and with a bang of his gavel, the Paris
agreement was officially passed.
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said: 'I used to say we must, we can, we will - today we can say we did.'
The first draft of the 'historic' legally binding agreement had been reached around midday.
The
report confirmed countries - if they accept the 31-page draft - will be
expected to work towards limiting global warming to 2C above
pre-industrial levels. Negotiators will reconvene this afternoon to
approve or reject the agreement.
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