![Dubai, United Arab Emirates - February 11, 2019: Laurent Fabius, President of the constitutional council, former prime minister of France speaks about Climate action in a multilateral-skeptic world during day 2 at the World Government Summit. Monday the 11th of February 2019 at Madinat, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YSXUUMIOD62ELRNVTY2AZEOBHE.jpg?smart=true&auth=6c7fd826270ea53e04ae039212c9e0fa4a8dc599b0ee3dfe243064f3276ba985&width=400&height=225)
Laurent Fabius, former prime minister of France, speaks out on climate change at the World Government Summit. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Laurent Fabius, former prime minister of France, speaks out on climate change at the World Government Summit. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Paris Agreement architect slates Donald Trump's climate change stance
Laurent Fabius told the World Government Summit that "selfish" governments should not put election success ahead of the planet's prosperity