Presently, 27 countries accounting for 39.08% of global emissions have ratified the climate pact. If there is one question that climate treaty watchers are speculating on the world over, it is this: Will the Paris agreement be ratified by end of 2016? Here is an up-to-date list of countries that have ratified the Paris climate treaty as of now:Country Signed Ratified Bahamas 22 Apr 2016 22 Aug 2016 Barbados 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Belize 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Cameroon 22 Apr 2016 29 Jul 2016 China 22 Apr 2016 3 Sep 2016 Cook Islands 24 Jun 2016 1 Sep 2016 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22 Apr 2016 1 Aug 2016 Fiji 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Grenada 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Guyana 22 Apr 2016 20 May 2016 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22 Apr 2016 7 Sep 2016 Maldives 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Marshall Islands 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Mauritius 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Nauru 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Norway 22 Apr 2016 20 Jun 2016 Palau 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Peru 22 Apr 2016 25 Jul 2016 Samoa 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Seychelles 25 Apr 2016 29 Apr 2016 Somalia 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 St. Kitts and Nevis 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 St. Lucia 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 22 Apr 2016 29 Jun 2016 State of Palestine 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 Tuvalu 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 United States of America 22 Apr 2016 3 Sep 2016 AThe current stress on ratification of the Paris treaty is partly due to the outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama’s diplomatic ambition to leave behind a legacy of positive climate action, something that he had indicated in an exclusive interview to The New York Times on Thursday. Except U.S., China, and perhaps Norway and Belgium, most of the other countries that have ratified the Paris treaty till now are countries with low GHG emissions. That is why climate treaty watchers must keenly observe the next round of negotiations at the upcoming COP22 UN summit in Morocco in November, which will focus on implementation of the Paris agreement.

Source: The Hindu September 09, 2016 09:22 UTC