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30 of November, 01:28

Climate UN conference opens in Paris on the first day of the week
Victoria Ivanova. One of the most popular events high level Conference of the parties to the UN framework Convention on climate change COP21 (UNFCCC), which will arrive the head and Commissioners of the governments of almost 150 countries, opens on the first day of the week in Paris.

at the beginning of winter 2014 in Lima at the XX conference of Commissioners 196 countries parties to the UNFCCC adopted the text of the Treaty, which must become the basis for the Treaty of Paris. He has the ability to be signed at the COP21 process and is expected in 2020 will replace the Kyoto Protocol.

The Kyoto Protocol is an international Treaty adopted in Kyoto in 1997, in addition To the UN framework Convention on climate change (UNFCCC), which obligates the developed countries and countries with economies in transition to reduce or stabilize greenhouse gas emissions.

it is assumed that in the Paris forum will be attended by 14 thousand authorized civil society. Applications for their light has sent about 6 thousand correspondents, However, accreditation has received twice less - only 3 thousand people, the organizers explain the impossibility from a technical point of view to take any who wished.

during the conference, will be carrying out 65 projects in the field of culture, 227 other events 184 discussions and round tables. In total, during the conference are Expected to be around 6 thousand events.

Organization and preparation of COP21 at a cost of 170 million euros.



even before the terrorist attacks that took place on 13 November in the Paris region and claimed the lives of 130 people, the French authorities have spoken about the increased precautions within the country. So, two weeks before the conference was strengthened cross-border supervision.

After the attacks, security measures were reinforced again, the authorities and the organizers of the conference told about the reduction of public events planned before the program COP21.

"All the events planned in confined areas and places difficult to provide security, would be allowed. However, the government decided to cancel the " Walk for climate ", which is expected to organize in Paris and the other cities of France on 29 November and 12 December ", said the organizers.

in total, the security in the country during the conference will provide 120 thousand law enforcement officers, gendarmes and military.

for example, some eight thousand police will be deployed on the borders of France, 2, 8 thousand - in the suburbs of Paris Le Bourget, where the Conference will be held.

in addition, the interior Minister of France Bernard Cazeneuve has tried to convince the inhabitants of Paris to refrain from using personal cars 29 and 30 November, in connection with the opening of the Climate conference of the roads will be closed, and the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo has announced about the fact that in these days the use of public transport will be free.



World leaders who will gather in Paris, took the opportunity to hold meetings on the sidelines of COP21 with their partners.

To date, it is known that the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, and the head of the European Council Donald Tusk talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Also Poroshenko will hold dialogues and the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.

the head of China XI Jinping on the sidelines of the UN Climate conference will hold bilateral meetings with US presidents and France Barack Obama and Francois Hollande.

it is possible that the list will expand, and Also, possibly, will be dialogues, Not from the start planned programmes of presidents and heads of government.

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