Syria to join Paris climate pact, leaving US the only country left out


A manta ray sculpture is seen among the trees at the Rheinauen, the site hosting United Nations climate talks, in Bonn, Germany, today. Syria's announcement that it will join the Paris Agreement makes its the 197th country to sign on to the climate pact. – EPA pic, November 7, 2017.

SYRIA said at the United Nations climate talks in Bonn today that it will join the Paris Agreement, leaving the US as the only nation to say it will remain outside the landmark treaty.

“We are going to join the Paris Agreement,” the Syrian delegate, speaking in Arabic, said during a plenary session at the 196-nation talks, according to Safa Al Jayoussi of the IndyAct organisation, who was monitoring the session.


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