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| Paris climate talks: François Hollande urges countries to sign final deal – live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 11.27am GMT11:27 | |
| The text is coming 1.30pm, not now | |
| Fabius has just told delegates they should go grab lunch, because the text isn’t coming for another hour. | |
| 11.27am GMT11:27 | |
| “Immediate action” has already been taken around the world because of the UN climate negotiations, he says, citing the roll-out of renewable energy. | |
| “History is coming, in fact history is here. All the conditions have been met, and they won’t always necessarily be here. We are in the home stretch... there will be no postponement... the decisive deal for the planet is here.” | |
| “All the nations of the world, it is up to you to decide this,” he says. | |
| “On the 12 December 2015, we can have a historic day but a major date to go down in the history of mankind.” | |
| The date can be come a message of life, he says. I will be delighted, relived, proud, that it be launched from Paris, because Paris was attacked almost exactly a month ago. | |
| “So ladies and gentlemen, France asks you, calls upon you, to adopt the first universal agreement on climate,” he says. | |
| Tells delegates they have the chance to change the world, so the planet and mankind may live a long time. Finishes to much applause. | |
| 11.23am GMT11:23 | |
| The only thing that now matters is to be right all together, he says. All the imperatives [of countries] could not be satisfied, not all the claims could be satisfied. | |
| “But we will not be judged by a clause in a sentence, but a text,” he says. | |
| 11.21am GMT11:21 | |
| Hollande: “What would all this shared time, this mulitple intitiatives, the will expressed by all continents, what would be the purpose of all this work, if it was not to result in a universal agreement that is differentiated and legally-binding?” | |
| “Do we want an agreement? An agreement that did not see the light of day in Copenhagen. The gridlock that for years was a great source of disappointment for all those who wanted the planet to have a future. This gridlock cast a pall of doubt on the international community.” | |
| He adds: “We have to take that last step.” | |
| The text we have prepared is ambitious but also realistic, he says. Says it recognises differentation and review mechanisms which are “essential for credibility” of the agreement. | |
| “This text, if you decide, will be the first universal agreement of climate negotiations.” | |
| “This will be a major leap for mankind,” if a deal is agreed today, he says. | |
| Updated at 11.22am GMT | |
| 11.18am GMT11:18 | |
| Hollande is up now. | |
| “I know how persistent you have been in these past few months to make it possible for us to meet here in Paris,” he says to Ban. | |
| To Fabius, he says: “Throughout the past months and even more in the past days you’ve played a considerable role to bring points of view closer together...” | |
| To the UN climate chief, Christiana Figueres, he says: “I know what you also have done...” | |
| Says delegates have worked hard and thanks them for working day and night. | |
| 11.16am GMT11:16 | |
| “I commend you all for submitting your national climate plans. The solutions to cliamte chagne are on the table, they are ours for the taking now. Let us grasp them,” says Ban. | |
| Says he looks forward to celebrating agreement later today, as he finishes to more applause. | |
| 11.15am GMT11:15 | |
| Ban says leaders delivered clear instructions to the Paris talks when they came in “unprecedented” numbers at its opening a fortnight ago. | |
| “The issues are many and complex, but we must not let the quest for perfection become the enemy of the public good.” | |
| Asks delegates to continue in same spirit of compromise they have pursued in last two weeks. | |
| 11.14am GMT11:14 | |
| Ban is repeating his message from Friday that countries’ national interests will not be served if they ignore the collective interest. | |
| 11.13am GMT11:13 | |
| Ban Ki-moon is speaking now. | |
| We have come to a defining moment on a long journey that dates back decades. | |
| The document with which you have just been presented, is historic. It promises to set the world on a new path, to a low emissions climate resilient future. | |
| Let us now finish the job. The whole world is watching. | |
| 11.12am GMT11:12 | |
| Suzanne Goldenberg | |
| There is a very serious atmosphere in the room now as Fabius outlines the costs of rejecting the deal | |
| “our children of the world would not understand us, nor would they forgive us.” | |
| 11.11am GMT11:11 | |
| Fabius finishes to applause: | |
| To conclude, one of us the other day reminded us of Nelson Mandela’s sentence: ti always seems impossible until it’s done. | |
| I wish to add some other words to that, words spoken by the same hero: | |
| None of us acting alone can be successful. Success is built collectively. In this room you are going to be deciding upon a historic agreement. The world is holding its breath. It’s counting on all of us. | |
| 11.09am GMT11:09 | |
| Fiona Harvey | |
| Segolene royal, former rival of Fabius for the presidential nomination, smiling as he announces text on issues such as climate justice and emissions in a balance that is powerful but delicate and will enable each country to leave Paris with their heads held high. | |
| 11.09am GMT11:09 | |
| Fabius: Paris deal is a historic turning point | |
| “We all worked a great deal, we didn’t sleep very much, several ministers, facillitators worked to reach a deal, a compromise. “ | |
| At each stage the objective was to bring us closer to the agreement we desire. Parties were consulted on best method and substance to bring us closer to a deal, he says. | |
| “Today we are close to the final outcome. It is my deep conviction that we have come up with an ambitious and balanced agreement.” | |
| This text which is necesarily a balanced text, contains the principle elements that we feel or did feel before would be impssobile to agree. The agreement is fair, durable, balanced and legally-binding. It is faithful to the Durban mandate. It acknoweldges the notion of climate justice and takes into account differentiated responsibilites of countries | |
| Says deal has objective of keeping temperatures well below 2C and would endeavour to work towards 1.5C. The mention of the tough 1.5C goal gets applause. | |
| The reduciton of greenhosue gases has become the business of all, thanks to updates of pledges every five year which can only be more ambitious, he says. | |
| The text recognises need for compensation under loss and damage, more help for adaptation, he says. | |
| “It provides that every five years there will be a collective stock-taking of progress made,” he says. | |
| “This text will mark a historic turning point,” in tackling emissions, he says. | |
| Each party put forward its own red lines. Each country will not obtain everything it wanted, he says. If every country had 100% of its wishlist fulfilled our collective efforts would have amounted to zero, he says. | |
| “We need to show the world our collective effort is worth more than the sum of our individual actions.” | |
| We have come to focus not on the red lines but on green lines of universal commitment, he says. | |
| Our text is the best possible balance... it will enable each country to “go back with heads held high”, having achieved something important. | |
| “Today it is a moment of truth,” he says. | |
| It will help island countries to protect themselves from sea-level rise which is already beginning to submerge their coastlines. | |
| This agreement will help food security, human rights and maintaining peace, he says. | |
| “Here in Paris there is a certain momentum, particularly in connection with mobilising civil society,” he says. “This is a positive environment, this type of planetary configuration has never been as good as today. Our responsbility to history is immense.” | |
| No one here wants a repetition of what happened in Copenhagen, he says. | |
| There were many inadequacies in Copenhagen, he says. | |
| “If today if we were to fail how could we rebuild this hope,” he says. Trust would be lost among countries “irrevocably” if Paris failed, he says. | |
| 10.57am GMT10:57 | |
| During this Paris conference we wanted the conditions in which we hosted and prepared the agreement to be as good possible, he says. | |
| Ambition, transparency and compromise are spirit of talks here at Paris, he says. | |
| Says head of state brought “dynamism” to talks. | |
| 10.54am GMT10:54 | 10.54am GMT10:54 |
| Fabius starts. | |
| We are almost at the end of the path and no doubt embarking on another. | We are almost at the end of the path and no doubt embarking on another. |
| I wish to thank you, all of you for you work not just over the last few days and nights, but over the last few months and years. | I wish to thank you, all of you for you work not just over the last few days and nights, but over the last few months and years. |
| The draft final outcome submitted to you this morning and which will be distributed at the end of this meeting owes a great deal to the progress made here at Paris. | The draft final outcome submitted to you this morning and which will be distributed at the end of this meeting owes a great deal to the progress made here at Paris. |
| Updated at 10.55am GMT | |
| 10.50am GMT10:50 | 10.50am GMT10:50 |
| Hollande has arrived - the principal players are now taking the stage, to applause. The president and Fabius are clapping too. | Hollande has arrived - the principal players are now taking the stage, to applause. The president and Fabius are clapping too. |
| Updated at 10.50am GMT | Updated at 10.50am GMT |
| 10.49am GMT10:49 | 10.49am GMT10:49 |
| US secretary of state, John Kerry, has arrived, while the so-called ‘coalition of high ambition’ (more on that here) has symbolically entered the room together. Ban Ki-moon is here now too. | US secretary of state, John Kerry, has arrived, while the so-called ‘coalition of high ambition’ (more on that here) has symbolically entered the room together. Ban Ki-moon is here now too. |
| High-ambition coalition--including US climate envoy Todd Stern-- walks to #cop21 plenary together. pic.twitter.com/0qrzgz4NQM | High-ambition coalition--including US climate envoy Todd Stern-- walks to #cop21 plenary together. pic.twitter.com/0qrzgz4NQM |
| 10.43am GMT10:43 | 10.43am GMT10:43 |
| Next text has reportedly been slimmed down | Next text has reportedly been slimmed down |
| The text about to be presented will be 20 pages long, AP reports. | The text about to be presented will be 20 pages long, AP reports. |
| That’s seven shorter – good news – than the last draft presented on Thursday night: | That’s seven shorter – good news – than the last draft presented on Thursday night: |
| 10.36am GMT10:36 | 10.36am GMT10:36 |
| We’re just waiting for the Paris Committee, which Fabius heads, to begin here at Le Bourget, where the final draft text is expected imminently. | We’re just waiting for the Paris Committee, which Fabius heads, to begin here at Le Bourget, where the final draft text is expected imminently. |
| Updated at 10.40am GMT | Updated at 10.40am GMT |
| 9.49am GMT09:49 | 9.49am GMT09:49 |
| Huge climate rally planned at Eiffel Tower | Huge climate rally planned at Eiffel Tower |
| Climate campaigners have a series of protests planned today, as a draft deal is unveiled. | 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 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 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. | 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 | 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 |