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| Paris climate talks: François Hollande to join summit as final draft published – live | Paris climate talks: François Hollande to join summit as final draft published – live |
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| 9.49am GMT09:49 | |
| Huge climate rally planned at Eiffel Tower | |
| Climate campaigners have a series of protests planned today, as a draft deal is unveiled. | |
| At 11am, thousands are expected to group together in tiny groups across the French capital, “playing in the grey area of the interdiction” of the authorities’ ban on large demonstrations following the 13 November attacks. They will appear on an online map, too. | |
| At noon, 350.org plans a ‘red lines’ in the city. More on that later. | |
| At 2pm, a “huge” rally is planned of up to 10,000 people near the Eiffel Tower. “We’ve had a two week fight with government showing our determination to mobilise, and on Friday they authorised our protest,” Malika Peyraut of Friends of the Earth International France tells me. I’ve not had verification myself from the French authorities that the rally has been approved. | |
| Updated at 10.07am GMT | |
| 9.26am GMT09:26 | 9.26am GMT09:26 |
| Here are some photographs from inside the summit: | Here are some photographs from inside the summit: |
| .@AmberRudd_MP, EU Commissioner Cañete @MAC_europa and US Special Envoy Todd Stern work on key elements of #COP21 pic.twitter.com/mBWFojLHxi | .@AmberRudd_MP, EU Commissioner Cañete @MAC_europa and US Special Envoy Todd Stern work on key elements of #COP21 pic.twitter.com/mBWFojLHxi |
| French hosts handing out postcards here at what looks like final day of #COP21 pic.twitter.com/NJlhwYdHsu | French hosts handing out postcards here at what looks like final day of #COP21 pic.twitter.com/NJlhwYdHsu |
| And elsewhere in the French capital: | And elsewhere in the French capital: |
| .@revbillytalen just gave his sermon to kick of #D12. Earthalujah! #redlines #cop21 #IceWatchParis pic.twitter.com/4PjybrX37S | .@revbillytalen just gave his sermon to kick of #D12. Earthalujah! #redlines #cop21 #IceWatchParis pic.twitter.com/4PjybrX37S |
| 9.03am GMT09:03 | 9.03am GMT09:03 |
| Suzanne Goldenberg | Suzanne Goldenberg |
| Negotiators from some of the world’s poorest countries said they were feeling optimistic about the deal – which is still officially under wraps. | Negotiators from some of the world’s poorest countries said they were feeling optimistic about the deal – which is still officially under wraps. |
| But they said it contained some of the key demands for the vulnerable states on the frontlines of climate change: the inclusion of the high aspiration goal of limiting warming to 1.5C as well as a road map for how to get there; commitments for regular review of emissions targets at five-year intervals; and pledges of ‘new and additional’ climate finance from rich countries. | But they said it contained some of the key demands for the vulnerable states on the frontlines of climate change: the inclusion of the high aspiration goal of limiting warming to 1.5C as well as a road map for how to get there; commitments for regular review of emissions targets at five-year intervals; and pledges of ‘new and additional’ climate finance from rich countries. |
| According to the bloc of Least Developed Countries which represents those states with annual per capita income of below $900, there was even a mechanism for addressing the question of those countries which face irreversible losses under climate change, or “loss and damage” in negotiator speak. | According to the bloc of Least Developed Countries which represents those states with annual per capita income of below $900, there was even a mechanism for addressing the question of those countries which face irreversible losses under climate change, or “loss and damage” in negotiator speak. |
| Giza Gaspar Martins, who heads the bloc, said poor countries expected to see a section for loss and damage within the agreement – along with the language the US is demanding to rule out the possibility of future law suits against the US government. | Giza Gaspar Martins, who heads the bloc, said poor countries expected to see a section for loss and damage within the agreement – along with the language the US is demanding to rule out the possibility of future law suits against the US government. |
| “There is a commitment from the presidency [Laurent Fabius] and parties to resolve this in the final text, so we are confident that there will be consensus reached on this issue,” he said in a statement. | “There is a commitment from the presidency [Laurent Fabius] and parties to resolve this in the final text, so we are confident that there will be consensus reached on this issue,” he said in a statement. |
| He praised the French hosts for their negotiating style. | He praised the French hosts for their negotiating style. |
| Giza added: “The Least Developed Countries thank the COP presidency for reaching out to groups for informal consultations. We trust that this transparency and inclusiveness will continue in the closing hours and that we will be included in all consultations and considerations until the adoption of the Paris climate agreement.” | Giza added: “The Least Developed Countries thank the COP presidency for reaching out to groups for informal consultations. We trust that this transparency and inclusiveness will continue in the closing hours and that we will be included in all consultations and considerations until the adoption of the Paris climate agreement.” |
| 8.43am GMT08:43 | 8.43am GMT08:43 |
| Good morning from north-east Paris. Excitement is building here as around 20,000 delegates at the COP21 climate summit await the final draft of a deal to tackle dangerous global warming. | Good morning from north-east Paris. Excitement is building here as around 20,000 delegates at the COP21 climate summit await the final draft of a deal to tackle dangerous global warming. |
| Negotiators have worked through the night for several days now, to hash out their differences (here’s a little more detail on those sticking points). At 6.45am on Saturday, officials and ministers settled on the final text of a climate deal, which is now with ‘scrubber’ teams of lawyers and translators before it’s due to be published at 11.30am. | Negotiators have worked through the night for several days now, to hash out their differences (here’s a little more detail on those sticking points). At 6.45am on Saturday, officials and ministers settled on the final text of a climate deal, which is now with ‘scrubber’ teams of lawyers and translators before it’s due to be published at 11.30am. |
| In a sign of how important the deal is seen, French president François Hollande will stand alongside UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, when the text is presented. The questions then are how strong and ambitious the deal is, and how long will it take 195 governments here to officially adopt it. | In a sign of how important the deal is seen, French president François Hollande will stand alongside UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, when the text is presented. The questions then are how strong and ambitious the deal is, and how long will it take 195 governments here to officially adopt it. |
| We’ll be covering it all live here. Our latest news story is here. | We’ll be covering it all live here. Our latest news story is here. |
| Here’s a brief recap of what’s happened so far: | Here’s a brief recap of what’s happened so far: |
| And this is our at-a-glance guide to the latest round of UN climate negotiations, which have been underway for more than two decades. | And this is our at-a-glance guide to the latest round of UN climate negotiations, which have been underway for more than two decades. |
| All times local (CET). | All times local (CET). |
| Updated at 8.51am GMT | Updated at 8.51am GMT |