{"id":34842,"date":"2016-10-29T22:26:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T11:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=34842"},"modified":"2019-04-16T13:31:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:31:10","slug":"tweet-reveals-australias-efforts-to-ratify-parisagreement-by-15-november-at-cop22-takvera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/tweet-reveals-australias-efforts-to-ratify-parisagreement-by-15-november-at-cop22-takvera\/","title":{"rendered":"Tweet reveals Australia’s efforts to ratify #ParisAgreement by 15 November at #COP22 – @takvera"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Josh Frydenberg meets Segolene Royal in Paris<\/p><\/div>\n

Segolene Royal, France’s minister for the Environment, in tweeting a photo<\/a> with Josh Frydenberg, appeared to announce when Australia is likely to lodge our Paris Agreement ratification documents.<\/p>\n

“Entretien avec le ministre de l’Environnement d’Australie : l’Australie met tout en \u0153uvre pour ratifier l’#AccordDeParis le 15\/11 #COP21” she said.<\/p>\n

This translates as: A meeting with the Australian Environment Minister: Australia is making every effort to ratify the #ParisAgreement by 15\/11 #COP21<\/p>\n

An unusual way to hear about an Australian treaties process and when it is likely to be complete.<\/p>\n

15 November is also much earlier than expected for finalisation of this treaty process. The Paris Agreement was only tabled in Federal Parliament on 31 August. It needs to remain tabled for 20 sitting days of both the Senate and the House of Representatives to allow the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties to hold hearings and issue a report advising the government on ratification. 46 submissions<\/a> have been made on the Paris Agreement treaty.<\/p>\n

That 20 day period ends on Tuesday 29 November. <\/p>\n

However, according to one report, the Secretary of JSCOT and the Treaties Secretariat of DFAT, if JSCOT publishes its report before the 20 day period is up, the Executive is free to ratify the treaty.<\/p>\n

So Australia might join in time to make an announcement at the COP22 high level segment commencing Tuesday 15 November. That’s the one that Heads of State and ministers will attend. This will also be when the Meeting of parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA1) will be convened.<\/p>\n

Separate meetings of the COP, the CMP and the CMA will be held in the afternoons of Thursday, 17 November and Friday, 18 November for consideration and adoption of recommended decisions and conclusions.<\/p>\n

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\n@JoshFrydenberg<\/a> @COP22<\/a> Is it true that Australia will try to lodge #ParisAgreement<\/a> ratification documents by Nov15?<\/p>\n

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) October 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n