The summit kicked off with a pledge by major nations to double their spending on clean-tech research, with the world’s billionaires promising their own contributions in a well-orchestrated attempt to get COP21 off with a flourish.
At the event itself, the order of the day was solidarity in the face of the enemy – in this case climate change.
US President Barack Obama drew a link between the two events dominating Paris this month, when he labeled the summit an act of defiance against the terrorists who want to “tear down the world”.
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