have been suggestions that the Chinese did not want the disagreement to be highlighted in a communique that the US would feel it was impossible to sign. The Chinese vice-minister of finance, Zhu Guangyao, said the aim should be consensus among all members.

There were also fears that some of the less enthusiastic supporters of the Paris treaty might backtrack and join the US in pulling out. Russia and Turkey, for instance, have signed the agreement but not ratified it. Saudi Arabia, which was one of the last countries to hold out, has both signed and ratified.

Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, underlined the threat climate change poses to Africa and alluded to an expected increase in migration, saying “when it comes to Africa I assume the Paris agreementdeath of a named individual "by shooting him with a firearm" while in the course of committing and attempting to commit robbery; second, that he caused the death of the same individual "by shooting him with a firearm."
February 23, on motion of the district attorney, the case was transferred to Criminal District Court No. 3, and on February 27 it was set for trial during the week of March 20. However, there is a March 28 docket entry made basically by a rubber stamped form with blanks then filled in, viz:
Arraignment waived
Waiver of jury filed. Defendant, after being warned, entered plea of Guilty before the Court. After hearing the evidence the Court found Defendant guilty and assessed his punishment at 50 years in the Texas Department of Corrections.