Don't let Paris attacks stop COP21 climate change deal, pleads Obama
by Fiona Harvey in London from Environment | The Guardian on (#VD6Z)
US president seeks to shore up attendance at COP21 climate summit by saying world leaders had to show murderers 'that we're not afraid'
Barack Obama has moved to ensure that the Paris attacks do not sabotage a crucial climate change summit in the city next week, urging his fellow leaders to attend and strike a new deal on global warming.
The US president spoke out amid concerns that security fears in Paris coupled with an understandable deflection of French attention away from the imminent two-week summit might undermine chances for a historic agreement to rein in greenhouse gas emissions.
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