They will sign the Paris Agreement on April 22nd in New York
March 31, 2016
Today, President Obama and President Xi Jinping announce another significant step in their joint climate efforts. The United States and China will sign the Paris Agreement on April 22nd and take their respective domestic steps in order to join the Agreement as early as possible this year. They encourage other Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to do the same, with a view to bringing the Paris Agreement into force as early as possible. The Presidents further express their commitment to work together and with others to promote the full implementation of the Paris Agreement to win the fight against the climate threat.
The agreement will enter into force after 55 countries that account for at least 55% global emissions sign the agreement.