Minister Pulgar-Vidal,Minister Fabius,Madame Figueres,Your Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,I am enormously touched to have been invited by President Hollande to say a very few words at the start of this crucially important Conference. May I just begin by expressing my profound horror at what happe

President Hollande, Mr. Secretary General, fellow leaders,We have come to Paris to show our resolve.We offer our condolences to the people of France for the barbaric attacks on this beautiful city. We stand united in solidarity not only to deliver justice to the terrorist network responsible for tho

Your Excellency Mr. Fran&#231ois Hollande, President of France, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Mr. Laurent Fabius, President of COP21, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,You are here today to write the script for a new future, a future of hope and promise, of increased