Poland to sign Kyoto amendment this year

Poland will sign the amendment amendment to the Kyoto Protocol on carbon emissions this year, the environment spokesman said. Till now, Warsaw was the only EU member state which did not ratify the document. After the legislative process in which the decision is approved by the Polish parliament and president, the EU will be able to ratify the amendment as well, as it needs unanimous backing from all member states. The amendment forms a legal framework for CO2 reduction efforts until 2020, when the Paris climate agreement that more than 200 nations signed in late 2015 kicks in. The bloc hopes that the process will be finalized before the end of the year. In order to come into force, the document needs to be signed by at least countries, so far only 84 nations have backed it.