VIDEO: Applause greets Paris Agreement climate deal despite concerns from activists

Nearly 200 nations have adopted a global pact to fight climate change, urging countries to collectively cut greenhouse gases but imposing no sanctions on those that do not.

VIDEO: Applause greets Paris Agreement climate deal despite concerns from activists

Nearly 200 nations have adopted a global pact to fight climate change, urging countries to collectively cut greenhouse gases but imposing no sanctions on those that do not.

The "Paris Agreement" aims to keep global temperatures from rising another 1C between now and 2100, a key demand of poor countries ravaged by rising sea levels and other effects of climate change.

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