French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Segolene Royal listens to the debate before the vote to adopt the law on energy transition at the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 26, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - Efforts spearheaded by the United Nations to reach a global deal to fight climate change are "inadequate", a French minister said on Monday in a sign of growing frustration before Paris hosts a major meeting later this year.
Governments will try on Monday to streamline an 89-page draft text of a U.N. deal to fight climate change due to be agreed in the French capital in December, hoping to avoid the acrimony of the last failed attempt.
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