Paris climate change deal too weak to help poor, critics warn

COP21 agreement excludes poor and fails to put humanity's interests above short-term goals, say environmentalists and financial experts

Leaders from around the world have hailed the agreement struck in Paris on climate change, but some analysts and environmentalists are less sure about its impact.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance, an independent analysis group, delivered a downbeat appraisal of the outcome, saying it was not the breakthrough many had claimed.