Czech President Miloš Zeman to sign Paris Environment Deal

Czech President Miloš Zeman will sign the deal on the environment reached in Paris, although he remains sceptical about it, he told the Czech News Agency on Thursday. The President said he regarded the deal as a declaration rather than a binding document. The pact – which will replace the Kyoto protocol in 2020– aims to cut global warming by less than 2 degrees Celsius and was agreed by nearly 200 states in the French capital. The deal must be ratified by the Czech Parliament and signed by the President. The Czech Prime Minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, has described the deal as a historic moment, adding that it had met the Czech Republic’s expectations.