Thanks to the European Parliament, the path has been cleared for EU ratification of the Paris climate agreement, possibly on 5 October, and depositing of the instrument of ratification on 7 October.
The plenary session, keen to see the agreement come into effect with the EU on board, went with rapporteur Giovanni La Via, who is also the chair of the environment committee, and gave its approval in Strasbourg on Tuesday 4 October to ratification by the EU of the universal agreement concluded...