The most powerful climate quotes from the first day of COP21 in Paris

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More than 140 world leaders gathered for that start of the U.N. climate talks in Paris on Monday. The goal of this summit is a new global climate treaty, involving all nations, that would enter force in the year 2020 and help the world avoid the worst consequences of manmade global warming. Here are the highlights from day one.