The COP21 summit in Paris ended with a commitment to work towards keeping the global temperature rise to below 2 degrees C compared to pre-industrial levels, with a push to go further for 1.5 degrees C.

After two weeks of negotiations there was also a pledge on climate funding of $100bn for developing nations and five-year reviews of progress.

Steve Sawyer, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council, said: "Paris represents a $15trn opportunity for the clean energy industry, ushering in the biggest transformation of the global economy since the industrial revolution.

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