Activists to defy protest ban with giant civil disobedience at end of Paris climate talks

Thousands expected for major action in Paris marking climate "red lines" crossed by governments and big polluters

As negotiators try to finalize a UN climate pact being hailed as dangerously insufficient, a network of groups will express their outrage and pledge continuing action in the new year with massive civil disobedience at an iconic French site.

Organizers hope to send a message that leaders should not try to claim the agreement is a success - with industrialized countries refusing to commit to a fair share of emissions reductions, putting the world on a path toward a catastrophic 3 degrees of warming.