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LE BOURGET: Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main driver of manmadec!imate chan"e, are set to dec!ine this #ear for the $rst time in a %eriod of "!oba!economic "ro&th, said a st'd# on onda#
The *s'r%risin"* $ndin"s &ere %'b!ished as +- nations entered the $na! %hase of
U. ne"otiations in /aris for an accord to defeat the threat %osed b# heattra%%in"carbon emissionsinisters from aro'nd the %!anet !a'nched a $veda# scramb!e in/aris to ans&er *the ca!! of histor#* and stri0e a dea! to s%are man0ind from c!imatedisaster
The +-nation U. ta!0s in /aris have been bi!!ed as the !ast chance to avert the&orst conse1'ences of "!oba! &armin": dead!# dro'"ht, oods and storms, andrisin" seas that &i!! ob!iterate is!ands and dense!# %o%'!ated coast!ines
Environment and forei"n ministers, inc!'din" U3 3ecretar# of 3tate 4ohn 5err# &ho!anded in/aris on onda#, &ere 'r"ed to rise to the moment and ri% o't h'ndreds of brac0eted &ords or sentences in the draft accord that denote disa"reement
*The o%%ort'nit# to rise to theca!! of histor# is not "iven to ever#one or ever# da#,*U. c!imate chief Christiana 6i"'eres to!d the conference *7istor# has chosen #o'here, no&*Ta0in" e8ect from 2929, the /aris accord &o'!d see0 to !imitemissions of heattra%%in" "reenho'se "ases, driven es%ecia!!# b# coa!, oi! and "as thebac0bone of the &or!d*s ener"# s'%%!# toda#
The "oa! of the ne"otiations is to !imit "!oba! &armin" to !ess than 29 de"reesCe!si's above %rend'stria! Revo!'tion !eve!s
B't scientists sa# the %!anet is a!read# ha!f&a# to the 2 C $"'re, &hich means that
the rise in fossi!f'e! emissions m'st %ea!; soon, and "o 1'ic0!# into reverse, tomeet the %recio's ob<ective
The ta!0s o%ened .ov =9 &ith a recordbrea0in" "atherin" of +-9 &or!d !eaders &hoiss'ed a chor's of &arnin"s abo't man0ind*s fate if %!anet &armin" &ent'nchec0ed
>fter a &ee0 of ta!0s, ne"otiators met a 3at'rda# dead!ine to %rod'ce a draft ?@%a"e b!'e%rint that a"reed on the need for 'r"ent action b't !eft 'nreso!ved man#of the dee% and com%!ex divisions that condemned %revio's U. e8orts to fai!'re
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