Yes, we have reached the Paris agreement. Today, more countries have come together to sign this agreement than for anything else in the history of humanity – and this is a reason to hope – but unfortunately the evidence shows us that this will not be enough. As part of the agreement, countries set their own targets for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The targets are not legally binding, but countries must update them every five years. An impassioned speech by Leonardo DiCaprio on climate change at the United Nations The 41-year-old actor`s passionate lecture at the UN headquarters in New York fell on Earth Day. In his speech on Friday, DiCaprio used former President Abraham Lincoln`s words on slavery and said his comments “still ring true today” on climate change Scientific analyses show that the countries promised before Paris do not meet the agreement`s long-term goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial periods. The agreement will enter into force as soon as 55 countries representing at least 55% of global emissions have formally joined the agreement. Maros Sefcovic, the head of energy for another leading emitter, the European Union of 28 nations, said the EU wanted to be in the “first wave” of country ratification. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada signed the Paris Agreement after DiCaprio`s speech on Friday When he finished his speech, he brought climate change back to the words Lincoln uttered so many years ago. We can congratulate each other today, but it will mean nothing if you return to your countries and do not exceed the promises of this historic agreement. The time has come to take bold and unprecedented action.

French President Francois Hollande, who was the first to sign the agreement, said on Friday that he would ask Parliament to ratify it by the summer. The French environment minister is responsible for global climate negotiations. Heads of state and government from 171 countries met at UN Headquarters on Friday to sign the pioneering agreement. DiCaprio opened his speech with a comparison with former President Abraham Lincoln and his position on slavery. The Oscar winner asked them to “leave fossil fuels in the ground where they belong,” as he said before the Paris climate change agreement. We all know that it will not be easy to reverse climate change, but the instruments are in our hands — if we use them before it is too late. President Abraham Lincoln also thought of bold action 150 years ago when he said the Oscar-winning actor, who previously spoke about climate change at the United Nations, was adding Hollywood star dust by adding Hollywood star dust to the signing of the Paris Agreement to combat global warming, and then personally testifying as a U.N. ambassador for peace. Today, Lincoln`s words still make us vibrate: “We will remember ourselves in spite of ourselves. The burning ordeal we are going through will settle in honour or shame on the last generation… We will save the last hope of the earth, or we will lose it. This is now our reproach – you are the last bearer of hope on earth. We ask you to protect them.

Or we – and all the beings we value – are ancient history. The dogmas of the silent past are not enough for the present storm. As our case is new, we need to rethink and act again. We must be discouraged, and then we will save our country. “We can congratulate each other today, but it will mean absolutely nothing” if we go back to our countries and take no action to implement the agreement, DiCaprio said. . 18:47 PDT 24/24/2016 by Abid Rahman FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME`Lincoln We have all the words here today: “We will remember in spite of ourselves,” he said.