Apa Sherpa on the summit of Mt. Everest. Apa Sherpa holds the record of most summits of the world's highest mountain with 21 successful summits. (Photo) Mingma Sherpa. On May 11, 2011, Apa Sherpa summited Everest for the 21st time, breaking his own record of 20 summits.
Next steps: So what are the next steps for China in implementing the Paris Agreement? Here are some of the major ones: Incorporate the agreement into national and local Five Year Plans: China's Five Year Plans are the government's major development blueprints for long-term social and economic policies.
One hundred ninety-five countries agreed to the Paris accord, and only Syria and Nicaragua didn't sign it. The US is the world's second-largest carbon emitter, after China. Together, the countries accounted for 45% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions in 2014. This was the first climate accord that both superpowers agreed to, which legal experts heralded as the best sign of its long-term worldwide success.