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The New Covenant

April 24, 2016   The Round Corner

“This is a moment in history, today you are signing a new covenant” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

It is indeed a “new covenant”, and people have no idea how important the choice of words is … 170 countries signed on the first day …

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-23/world-leaders-gather-at-un-to-sign-paris-agreement-climate-deal/7352328

All is needed now is 55% of countries to ratify it and it becomes binding for everyone … nice trick. Keep an eye on the progress here:

http://cait.wri.org/indc/#/ratification

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