The final push for an historic deal to tackle climate change gets under way in Paris today.
Government ministers from around the world will try to hammer out compromises based on a draft agreement put together last week by negotiators.
"This text marks the will of all to reach an agreement. We are not at the end of the route. Major political issues are yet to be resolved," French climate ambassador Laurence Tubiana said of the draft document.
The summit is focused on achieving "a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C". Ireland is being represented at the talks as part of the EU bloc.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny came in for criticism after he called for concessions for Ireland's agriculture sector in Paris last week.
On Tuesday he told reporters it is not realistic for Ireland's agriculture sector to meet the EU targets for cutting carbon emissions, though tracked back on the comment later in the week.
MEP for Ireland South Sean Kelly, a member of the European Parliament delegation at the summit, thinks a balance will have to be achieved between food production and reducing carbon emissions:
