World governments vow to end fossil fuel era at UN climate signing ceremony | Environment | The Guardian

World governments vow to end fossil fuel era at UN climate signing ceremony | Environment | The Guardian

 The US secretary of state, John Kerry, holds his granddaughter for the signing of the accord at the United Nations Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement climate change accord in New York. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Suzanne Goldenberg at the United Nations and Arthur Neslen in Brussels

Friday 22 April 2016 18.52 BSTLast modified on Friday 22 April 2016 19.12 BST

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More than 170 governments declared an end to the fossil fuel era on Friday, using the signing ceremony for the landmark Paris agreement as an occasion to renew their vows to fight climate change. 

The outpouring of support – the largest ever single-day turn-out for a signing ceremony – underscored strong international commitment to deliver on the promises made in Paris last December to avoid a climate catastrophe, the leaders said.