Kamloops reaction to International climate agreement
KAMLOOPS — Some are hailing it as a positive first step on the road to a global solution to climate change. Others aren’t as optimistic, but there’s no denying the Paris Agreement on climate change, signed by 195 countries, is a historic step.
The agreement will try to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than two degrees, and will also set up a $100-billion per year fund, meant to help developing countries with the use of renewable energy sources.
Cheryl Kabloona, with the BC Sustainable Energy Association, says it’s an historic agreement. “It’s not perfect… [but] it’s the best we can have. It represents a consensus of 195 countries.”