WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In December 2015, the international community agreed to limit global average temperatures to less than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels by reducing emissions. The agreement will be open for signature until April 21, 2017, and will enter into force when ratified by at least 55 of the 196 signatory states.
"The meetings will convene OECD [Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development] climate and environment Ministers and will focus on key policy challenges to moving forward on climate change priorities for the year," the release stated.
The convention is to be held in the Moroccan city of Marrakech November 7-18, the first climate summit since the successful adoption of the Paris agreement in December 2015, the release noted.