Ben D. Kritz
LAST Friday, the supposedly groundbreaking Paris Climate Agreement forged in December last year took a step closer to reality when the threshold for implementation – ratification by at least 55 countries collectively responsible for at least 55 percent of the world’s emissions – was passed. As of Friday, 97 of the 197 signatories, together accounting for 67.5 percent of emissions, had ratified the pact, meaning it now comes into force, although it will take further discussions (which begin in Morocco this week) to determine how to enforce it.