Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 30 Nov 2015

1. Climate change talks: world leaders address COP21

The UN is holding a critical summit on climate change in Paris today, with 147 world leaders in attendance. Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping all addressed the meeting, COP21, and expressed hope for a breakthrough. The UN is aiming to limit temperature rises to 2C, however some of the world's least developed countries say a new agreement could impact severely on them.

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