Last Friday, France held a memorial for the 130 citizens killed during the terrorist attacks of November 13th. This week, the city hosts 50,000 visitors and 150 heads of state—the largest gathering of world leaders of its kind since the formation of the United Nations in 1948—for a historic summit on climate change.
The feel of the city this week reflects those two landmark events, says Charles Sennott, head of the GroundTruth Project, who joined Boston Public Radio on the line from Paris.
"The feeling of a police presence here is extraordinary," he said.
"Somehow this moment of the world coming together on climate change is bringing light to that really dark, dark chapter in Paris' history that happened on November 13th," Sennott said.
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