UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The Paris climate agreement is nearly ready for legal enforcement, the office of Ban Ki-moon, U.N. secretary general, hinted in anticipation of a Wednesday announcement.
At the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, 31 countries formally agreed to the deal, including oil-rich Brazil, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Kiribati and Bangladesh, two countries regarded as vulnerable to potential sea level rise. The United States has enthusiastically endorsed the deal.