World Climate News: World Leaders Meet In Paris For The High-Stakes Climate Talks
World leaders meet in Paris for the high-stakes climate talks Joined some 150 world leaders including US President Barack Obama and Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon Monday at the start of two weeks of high-risk climate talks near Paris. Environmental activists are hoping that the images of the United Nations Conference will send a strong message of unity on the issue of global warming. The meeting comes in the COP21 dismal time for France, which is reeling after extremists associated with ISIS killed 130 people around the capital. Immediate fears of a repeat of attacks outside the high security and a crackdown on environmental protests have been paid. And each leader will deliver a speech about what their countries are doing to reduce emissions and climate change has been slow. After leaving the leaders and negotiators to them for another two weeks to work out a deal before talks are scheduled to end December 11 French President Francois ...