195 countries and nearly 150 world leaders including Barack Obama and Xi Jinping meet in Paris for COP21 UN climate change conference 8.17pm GMTThank you for joining,that’s all for today. Check back here for continued coverage of the UN climate change conference in Paris. 8.15pm GMTThough world leaders have finished making their statements at today’s session, protestors are out in London. The Guardian’s Emma Howard is at the scene: Down at St Pancras in London a flashmob organised by Art COP21 is taking region in front of the Eurostar terminal where UK delegates leave for Paris. First up is a performance from beatboxer Shlomo. Katy Jetnil-Kijiner, or teacher and poet from the Marshall Islands,a small island state threatened by sea rises recited ‘Dear Matafele Peinem’ a poem written for her daughter.
And a flashmob choir performed ‘Kiss from a rose’ external St Pancras station, where delegates to COP21 are leaving for ParisContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com