Ahead of the Paris climate conference (COP21) to take place at the end of the year, French Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP 21 President Laurent Fabius published a piece in the New York Times in which he explains why it is essential for COP21 to provide — first and foremost to developing countries — the practical means to increase access to energy, while reducing the carbon intensity of economies.

Read the Op-ed in the New York Times

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