PARIS (Sputnik) — According to the envoy, the Paris accords show a significant progress in curbing climate issues but the deal requires a serious work on its implementation.
"I want to confirm Russia's commitment to the reached agreement, our determination to continue strengthening our actions to reduce the anthropogenic pressure on the environment in accordance with the principles of the Paris Agreement and in the interests of present and future generations of our planet," Alexander Bedritsky said addressing the 21st UN Climate Change Conference (COP21).
On Saturday, 196 negotiators agreed to curb emissions beyond 2020 and fuel the transition toward a clean energy world economy after two weeks of tough talks.
Under the 31-page deal, countries pledged to keep global average temperatures below two degrees Celsius (35.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels and to "pursue efforts" to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
