Russia gives formal support to Paris climate agreement

Russian Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev yesterday gave formal support to the Paris climate agreement and ordered Russian laws to be adapted to its obligation.

According to a decree posted on the government's website, the document signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia is formally adopting the 2015 Paris agreement and will now



allocate financial resources to developing countries for prevention and adaptation to climate change.

The news comes just hours ahead of a new major UN climate summit, aimed to reinvigorate the faltering Paris accord as mankind is releasing more greenhouse gases than ever into the atmosphere.