France Is Pledging 100% Security Within Climate Conference Walls
- Delegations will be in a closed, protected area for COP21
- Safety of Paris gatherings outside event not ensured
An armed member of the French armed forces stands guard as commuters make their way to work in Paris.
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France is adding civil and military security forces to ensure the safety of delegations traveling to Paris for United Nations climate talks starting Nov. 30, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
Conference participants, including about 140 heads of state, will be in a closed, protected area as they work toward an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. Some public demonstrations planned to coincide with the COP21 talks were canceled on security concerns after coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13 killed 130 people.