France to Cancel Public Demonstrations During Climate Talks

The French government has canceled several public demonstrations that were planned on the sidelines of the COP21 climate talks that start Nov. 30 in Paris.

Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday on France Inter radio that the climate talks will go ahead, but that the country’s forces couldn’t guarantee the security of public demonstration. Various civil society organizations, with the government’s approval, had planned marches and public events around Paris to call attention to climate change.