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Once dismissed as dangerous science fiction, schemes to stave off global warming by re-engineering Earth's climate may well gain in traction as a result of the Paris agreement.

Envoys from 195 nations approved on Saturday a historic pact to roll back global warming and shore up defences against its impacts.

Ministers from around the planet today launched a five-day scramble in Paris to answer "the call of history" and strike a deal to spare mankind from climate disaster.

Time is running out to avert "a climate catastrophe," UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned today as ministers opened a frenetic week of talks in Paris to forge a 195-nation accord to brake global warming.

French President Francois Hollande visited South Korea today, looking to bring Seoul fully on board as a "very useful" ally in securing a global climate change deal in Paris next month.

China and France agreed today that an international deal to tackle climate change to be negotiated in Paris should include checks on compliance, in what visiting French President Francois Hollande called a "historic" step forward.

French President Francois Hollande heads to China on Monday to try and persuade Beijing, a key country in the fight against global warming, to give a decisive push to negotiations ahead of a key climate conference in Paris.

Once dismissed as dangerous science fiction, schemes to stave off global warming by re-engineering Earth's climate may well gain in traction as a result of the Paris agreement.

Envoys from 195 nations approved on Saturday a historic pact to roll back global warming and shore up defences against its impacts.

Ministers from around the planet today launched a five-day scramble in Paris to answer "the call of history" and strike a deal to spare mankind from climate disaster.

Time is running out to avert "a climate catastrophe," UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned today as ministers opened a frenetic week of talks in Paris to forge a 195-nation accord to brake global warming.

French President Francois Hollande visited South Korea today, looking to bring Seoul fully on board as a "very useful" ally in securing a global climate change deal in Paris next month.

China and France agreed today that an international deal to tackle climate change to be negotiated in Paris should include checks on compliance, in what visiting French President Francois Hollande called a "historic" step forward.

French President Francois Hollande heads to China on Monday to try and persuade Beijing, a key country in the fight against global warming, to give a decisive push to negotiations ahead of a key climate conference in Paris.