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Four questions // Four answers by Philippe Desfossés, CEO of ERAFP

Over sixty representatives of state are in New York for the signing of the #ParisAgreement.

Heads of State, François Hollande, the Deputy Prime Minister of China, Canadian Prime Minister, the Secretary of USA will be present Friday, April 22 in New York for the occasion.

Seven financial organizations sent a letter for members of the G20, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Monday, April 11, the Steering Committee of the COP22 received the technical and financial partners of the event, in Rabat, at the Ministry of Economy and Finance .

Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and Marine, in charge of international climate negotiations, instructed Pascal Canfin, Gérard Mestrallet and Alain Grandjean to forward proposals on the establishment of a carbon prices in Europe.

In line with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), of which it is a signatory, the French public service additional pension scheme (ERAFP) has updated its shareholder engagement guidelines and voting policy for 2016.

The report of the World Health Organization attests: 1/4 of deaths worldwide is due to the environment.

Two parliaments have already begun their process of ratification of the Paris Agreement: Fiji Islands and Palau. For the text to be effective, a minimum 55 stakeholders, representing at least 55% of total emissions of greenhouse gases must ratify it.

The two agencies in charge of assigning the energy and ecological transition label Climate (TEEC) were chosen.

Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea, in charge of International Relations on climate, has hired a national procedure for the ratification of the Paris Agreement by France.