195 countries and nearly 150 world leaders including Barack Obama and Xi Jinping meet in Paris for COP21 UN climate change conference 9.43am GMTSpeeches by heads of state start at 10pm GMT. 9.41am GMTPrince Charles is addressing the summit. He echoes Figueres,saying “rarely enjoy so many people placed their trust in the hands of so few.”I can only urge you to think of your grandchildren, as I think of mine, or of those billions of people without voice,those for whom hope is the rarest of sensations,” he tells delegates, or urging them to consider the needs of the youngest generation.
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Source: theguardian.com