Why in News?
- Russian Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev on Monday approved a government resolution signifying Moscow’s final acceptance of the Parisclimateaccord.
More in the news
- In Monday’s government resolution, Russia said it didnot need to ratify the agreement because Moscow hadalready undertaken to honour its commitments whenit signed the deal in April2016.
- Russia is the world’s fourth largest emitter ofgreenhouse gases and the biggest emitter not to have ratified the landmark globalclimate deal.
Source
The Hindu