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Africa at the forefront of climate change gets its day in Paris

Today the Cop21 climate change conference in Paris presents Africa day. The continent bears the brunt of climate change without contributing to its

01/12/2015

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Obama and Hollande sample the delights of French cuisine in Paris

President Obama sampled the delights of Parisian cuisine with French President Francois Hollande in a three-starred Michelin restaurant in Paris

01/12/2015

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COP21: Indigenous peoples demand legal status to protect lands

Away from the media coverage of the Climate Conference, the voices of the people on the frontline of the effects of global warming are fighting to be

30/11/2015

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Paris climate conference: Could world tensions get in the way?

Paris more than most cities knows that these are troubled times – not just for the environment. And the fear is that a context of war, terrorism and

30/11/2015

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Extreme poverty cannot be tackled without action on climate change, warns World Bank president

Exclusive: Jim Yong Kim tells Euronews that talking in Paris are key to resolving range of global challenges.

30/11/2015

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Leaders ponder the cost of greenhouse gas reductions

The major sticking point for world leaders attending the climate change conference in Paris(COP21) is to reconcile the cost to the global economy of

30/11/2015

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China calls on developing nations to honour financial pledges

China, the world’s second largest polluter, has called for every nation to be able to develop its own solution to global warming. China’s President

30/11/2015

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World leaders as never before kick-start climate talks at Paris COP21

The United Nations climate conference in Le Bourget, Paris has brought together 150 of the world’s heads of state and government and more than 40,000

30/11/2015

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Brandalism crashes the COP21 summit and lampoons greenwashing businesses

One group making headlines at the Paris Climate summit is British activists Brandalism, who have coined a new word to describe their subversive

30/11/2015

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Obama accepts duty of US to help fix climate change

Speaking at the Paris summit, US President Barack Obama said the United States accepted its duty as the world’s second-biggest greenhouse gas emitter

30/11/2015

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Ring of steel surrounds Paris amid high alert over climate

A massive security operation is underway elsewhere across the French capital. With some 8,000 police and soldiers carrying out border checks, nearly

30/11/2015

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World leaders in Paris begin bid for breakthrough in climate talks

Representatives from more than 150 countries have started their ambitious attempt to bring down the earth’s rising temperatures. The climate change

30/11/2015

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Clashes ahead of COP21

30/11/2015

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COP21: shoes replace marchers in Paris

30/11/2015

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Obama pays tribute to Paris attacks victims

Barack Obama paid tribute to the Paris attack victims shortly after arriving in the city at midnight. Accompanied by the French President Francois

30/11/2015

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Paris climate summit begins as leaders arrive for 12-day talks marathon

Paris is again at the centre stage of world news this week and next as the COP21 Climate Summit begins with the arrival of world leaders. All Monday

30/11/2015

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China gets daily reminders of the pressing need for a cleaner environment

Sunrise in Beijing, just like many other sunrises, was hidden behind a wall of smog. This is why the climate change summit is so vital, as the cost

30/11/2015

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'There's no Planet B' - climate change campaigners rally around the world

“There’s no Planet B” in the fight against global warming. That was the message coming out of the world’s biggest day of climate change activism

30/11/2015

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World leaders arrive in Paris to talk tough on climate change at COP21 summit

World leaders have been arriving in Paris to talk tough on climate change, as the COP21 summit gets underway. The aim of the international

29/11/2015

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Paris summit has 50-50 chance of success - Greenpeace climate chief

A UN summit aimed at securing legally-binding global commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions has only a fifty-fifty chance of success. So says a

29/11/2015

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Over 100 arrests made as Paris scuffles precede COP21 climate forum

French police say they have arrested at least 100 people following scuffles in the centre of Paris. Some 10,000 people gathered to form a

29/11/2015

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Put yourself in their shoes: Paris presents new twist on climate march

Around 10,000 pairs of shoes line the French capital’s Place de la République in stark contrast with the 120,000 police and armed forces patrolling

29/11/2015

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Campaigners vow to defy protest ban on eve of Paris climate summit

Security is tight at the Le Bourget conference centre near Paris, on the eve of the COP21 international climate summit. French Foreign Minister

29/11/2015

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COP21: climate change provokes protests of all shapes and sizes

Marching against climate change: around the world, thousands take to the streets ahead of the COP21 conference.

28/11/2015

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Ahead of COP21, climate-change activists prepare to march on London

Activists in London are preparing for Sunday’s (November 29) People’s March for Climate, Justice and Jobs. The rally in the English capital is

28/11/2015

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Paris terror attack victims honoured

France has paid tribute to the 130 people killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 Nov 2015. At a solemn ceremony at the city’s Les Invalides

28/11/2015