Paris: Final draft of climate deal formally accepted

The representatives of 195 countries adopted in Paris an unprecedented global agreement to combat the warming of the planet. "The Paris agreement for the climate is adopted", said the president of the COP21, Laurent Fabius, sparking a long round of applause throughout the room. "It's a small hammer but it can do great things," he said, by pushing it down on the desk. If the agreement does not raise any major objections, a new plenary will be convened a few hours later for a formal adoption, which does not pass through a vote. The Pact will then enter into force in 2020.