--- description: A landmark conference on climate change set to begin later this month will proceed with heightened security measures title: Paris Climate Conference to Proceed with Heightened Security After Attacks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98448b379e3410f5/6988711f2dce011b339e67f8/paris-france-attacks-flag-half-mast.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [climate change](/tag/climate-change/) ## climate change Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Paris Climate Conference to Proceed with Heightened Security After Attacks  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 14, 2015 8:52 PM CUT  French flags are set at half mast after French president Francois Hollande declared three days of national mourning, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Nov. 14, 2015. French flags are set at half mast after French president Francois Hollande declared three days of national mourning, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Nov. 14, 2015.Thierry Chesnot—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 14, 2015 8:52 PM CUT A landmark conference on climate change set to begin later this month in Paris will proceed with heightened security measures following an [attack in the French capital](http://time.com/4112884/paris-attacks-isis-isil-france-francois-hollande/?xid=homepage "undefined") that killed at least 129 people, officials said Saturday. More than 100 heads of state and 40,000 attendees are expected to travel to Paris for the conference, which begins Nov. 30 and is scheduled to last two weeks. President Obama was among the leaders who confirmed that his trip to Paris would proceed as planned despite the attacks. Asked whether the attacks threatened the conference, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius repeated the word “no” five times and described the conference as “absolutely essential” in a [statement](http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/salle-de-presse/points-de-presse/article/depuis-vienne-laurent-fabius-s-est-exprime-au-sujet-des-fusillades-a-paris-14 "undefined") provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. French officials, who have been tasked with running the United Nations conference, had previously said they would establish check points at 285 ports of entry in the country that will remain in place until the end of the conference in December, according to an RFI [report](http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20151113-france-reintroduces-border-checks-ahead-un-climate-talks "undefined"). The operation will require 30,000 police officers. The gathering itself will take place at the Le Bourget conference site outside of the center Paris, but events have been scheduled throughout the city. 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