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COP21: Eyes of the world are on Paris

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 30/11/2015 UNFCC Image via Twitter/COP21
The nations of the world are gathered on today in Paris to reach a new and universal climate change agreement, in the knowledge that they have already delivered an almost universal set of national responses to meet the long-term climate challenge before the conference even begins.

Over 150 heads of state and government arrived at the conference venue on Monday to give their public support, the largest group of leaders ever to attend a UN event in a single day.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, which was webcast live around the world, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres said that  "the eyes of the world have been on Paris for weeks" and are mnnow on the governments meeting in Paris, not just figuratively but literally.

She added: "You have the opportunity, in fact the responsibility, to finalise an agreement that enables the achievement of national climate change goals, that delivers the necessary support for the developing world and that catalyses continuously increasing ambition and action by all."

COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will, for the first time in over 20 years of UN negotiations, aim to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C.

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