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Climate change — a burning issue in Paris

Pilita Clark, FT environment correspondent, explains why talks in Paris at the end of 2015 on a new global climate change agreement are crucial. By reducing greenhouse gas emissions, mainly carbon dioxide, the aim is to limit the global temperature rise to 2C.

Filmed by Nicola Stansfield. Graphics by Russell Birkett. Produced and edited by Josh de la Mare. Video footage from Getty.