Poland: About 200 countries agree global climate pact rules
KATOWICE, Poland 16 Dec (ANA) - Almost 200 countries have overcome political divisions to agree a set of rules for implementing the 2015 Paris climate accord - but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the effects of global warming.
Michal Kurtyka, an official chairing the COP24 UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland, hailed the agreement on universal rules to govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming as "positive for the world".
He said: "With approximately 200 countries in the room, it is not easy to find agreement on a deal so specific and so technical.
"Under these circumstances, every single step forward is a big achievement, and through this package you have made a thousand little steps forward together. You can feel proud.
"We will all have to give in order to gain. We will all have to be courageous to look into the future and make yet another step for the sake of humanity."(ANA)
FA/ANA/16 December 2018--------