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Paris agreement shows resolve to address climate change: IRENA chief

Xinhua, November 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said the Paris agreement shows the resolve to take "urgent decisive" action to meet the challenges of climate change, as it went into force on Friday.

The agreement "sends a clear signal that governments are prepared to take urgent decisive action," said IRENA Director General Adnan Amin.

"Renewable energy is central to that action, as reflected by its inclusion in the nationally determined contributions of nearly 150 governments," he said.

"IRENA stands ready to support countries in achieving their climate strategies through scaling up renewable energy," he added.

Amin also said the intergovernmental body welcomes the bold commitments by the private sector. "But this is only the beginning," he added.

IRENEA was founded in 2009 to promote global cooperation and information exchange on renewable energy.

On Dec. 12, 2015, after nearly two weeks of hard bargaining, 196 parties (195 countries and the European Union) adopted the first-ever, universal climate deal in Paris, aiming to reverse the trend of temperature rises mainly caused by carbon emissions. Endit