China's parliament on Saturday gave official consent to the Paris global climate agreement. This paves the way for the implementation of the historical Paris climate accord in China.

China's top legislature ratified "the proposal to review and ratify the Paris Agreement" at the closing meeting of a week-long session, Xinhua reported. The United States, which is the second largest emitter of green house gasses, is also set to ratify the Paris agreement later this year.        

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The announcement comes just a day before the start of G20 Summit at the Chinese city of Hangzhou, where top leaders of the world's largest 20 economies would assemble for a week-long summit to discuss a host of global issues.

In December last year, nearly 200 countries in Paris signed an accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep global temperature "well below" 2 degrees Celsius. The accord was hailed as a landmark event by most experts, who had already raised alarm over the rising global temperature and increasing level of greenhouse gasses across the world.

Before China, nearly 23 countries had ratified the Paris accord. However, the ratification by China assumes greater importance, as the country accounts for nearly 20 percent of global emissions. This is followed by the United States which accounts for nearly 17.9 percent. Russia and India are also considered among the world's top carbon emission emitters.

According to the Paris accord, countries that ratify the deal are bonded for at least three years, after which they can opt to withdraw from it.

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