Panama on Monday joined the more than 20 countries that have officially ratified the Paris Accord against climate change adopted last December by 195 nations during a summit held in the French capital. 28 to ratify the Paris Accord, joining great powers and small countries who share the objective of protecting our planet," Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela said on Monday. "Climate change is a threat to the health and wellbeing of society ... Our government has the will to act before it's too late," the president said. "The accord proved that when the will of heads of state and government exists to arrive at a consensus on such complicated issues as climate change the objective can be attained," Varela added. "Although Panama's emissions represent just 0.2 percent of the global emissions, this has not been an impediment to taking big steps in the fight against climate change," Panamanian Environment Minister Mirei Endara said.

Source: Fox News September 13, 2016 00:00 UTC