There is no guarantee it will effect the necessary cuts in emissions

Ministers meeting to decide whether or not to approve landmark agreement

Having attended multiple such conferences, I can attest that the final-hours showdown tends to follow a particular script

World leaders in Paris have agreed to cut their global warming target by an extra 0.5C to 1.5C

Even meeting existing goal would mean disaster for small island nations

'I have seen many bodybuilders and weight lifters that are vegetarians.'

Britain can be proud of its pledge to give £720m, the second-highest sum promised so far

All agree action is needed – the question is whether a bold enough deal can be reached

'African countries, which bear the least historic responsibility for climate change, are showing leadership with ambitious pledges to restore land, says Andrew Steer of the World Resources Institute

We are now halfway through the two-week summit, which aims to agree a global treaty of action to curb global warming

Here are three things we should be fighting for instead 

Experts warn renewable energy sources offer too little, too late, while anti-nuclear stance increases burning of fossil fuels

It’s difficult to see how we would tackle air pollution from coal and cars by going it alone

YouGov analysis suggests a staggering 30 per cent of Britons are doubtful man-made climate change even exists - despite the overwhelming evidence

His approach might raise suspicions that once again a developed nation is taking a 'do as I say, not as I do' approach

Mass gatherings have been banned in France since a state of emergency was declared in the wake of the Paris attacks