India Has Ratified the Paris Climate Change Agreement

The Paris climate change agreement to curb rising global temperatures moved closer to coming into force on Sunday, after India, the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, formally signed on to the pact.

India, which accounts for about 4.5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, became the 62nd country to formally join the international accord that was agreed to by negotiators from almost 200 countries at a conference in the French capital in December.