Africa: Anglicans Welcome "End to Fossil Fuel Era"

Anglican bishops have welcomed this weekend's international agreement at the climate change talks in Paris. Negotiators from around 200 countries have reached agreement on a far-reaching package of measures, which has been dubbed "the end of the fossil fuel era."

But the talks in Paris aren't the end of the story. The agreement will be open to signature by member states of the United Nations in New York from 22 April 2016 and only comes into force once it has been ratified by 55 countries, representing at least 55% of emissions.

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