French president welcomes Paris Agreement, pledges efforts for "climate justice"

French President Francois Hollande on Friday welcomed "a historic day for the planet as it marks the entry into force of the agreement on the climate."

With ratification of 55 states, accounting for 55 percent of total green gas emissions, commitments of the Paris climate summit in December 2015 "are now irreversible," Hollande said in a statement released by his office.

"After this milestone, France mobilization will remain strong so that climate justice is met through the mobilization of fund...so that the spirit of Paris will continue and be amplified by the implementation of coalitions for solar energy, renewable energy in Africa, the fight against desertification, ocean's protection and the support for the most vulnerable countries," Hollande added.

The Paris Agreement eyes 100 billion U.S. dollars a year for developing world from 2020. It also calls for efforts to keep the rise of global average temperature below 2 Celsius over pre-industrial levels and to limit the increase to 1.5.

Regarding the upcoming 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) slated for Nov. 7-18 in Marrakech, Morocco, the French president said the conference "should be one of solutions."

Hollande will travel to Morocco on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 to take part in a summit on climate change held during the COP22, according to the Elysee. Endi