Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australian Climate Council chief Tim Flannery says he is optimistic world leaders will reach a global agreement on climate change during talks in Paris next week. The council will release a report today outlining the growth of renewable energy in the past six years. Professor Flannery said the booming industry was proof the world was willing and able to step up to the challenge of addressing climate change. "Circumstances have changed between the Copenhagen meeting in 2009 and the Paris meeting...