Defying a ban of rallies imposed by a state of emergency, some masked demonstrators tried to poured into the Republic square chanting "State of emergency, police state. you do not remove our right to demonstrate."
Tension erupted after they threw projectiles at police officers who fired gas to disperse them, the reports added.
According to Paris prefect Michel Cadot, 100 people have been arrested but no causalities have been reported.
In the wake of the bloody wave of explosions and shootings which left 130 people dead on Nov. 13, France banned "massive marches planned in public places in Paris and other French cities".
To Laurent Fabius, the French Foreign Minister who chairs the international gathering to fight against climate change, Sunday's clashes ""reinforce the difficult taken decision to ban demonstrations."
Using emergency laws, police also put 24 green activists under house arrest suspected of planning violent protests ahead of the summit.
Earlier in the day, like thousands of others around the world, climate change protesters had formed a 2-kilometre human chain and covered the symbolic Republic square with thousands of shoes calling for concrete acts to limit climate deterioration.
A high-profile gathering on climate will kick off on Monday, here where officials aim to reach a global and binding agreement to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius.
It was reported that 150 top officials from across the world will attend the summit. About 50,000 visitors, including more than 3,000 journalists are expected to take part in the United Nations' 21st conference on climate, according to official data.
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30/11/15
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Paris police detain 208 after climate change demo...
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The minister said the acts of violence in central Paris by the protesters, who hurled bottles and candles at police, must be "firmly" condemned.
French police fired teargas to disperse activists who threw objects at them during a demonstration ahead of key UN talks, AFP reporters said.
Riot police took action after a small group of masked protesters in the Place de la Republique square began chanting "State of emergency, police state", referring to measures restricting protests that were introduced after the November 13 terror attacks in the city.
Protesters linked hands near the violent heart of the Paris terror attacks, giving an emotional jolt to world leaders flying into the French capital to try and save Earth from climate catastrophe.
As hundreds of thousands of people joined protests worldwide, the human chain aimed to send a highly symbolic message to leaders on the eve of the official opening of a 195-nation UN climate summit in Paris.
Negotiators observed a minute's silence Sunday for the 130 victims of the November 13 Paris attacks on the eve of a summit aimed at averting a climate disaster.........AFP........http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/93974-151129-police-clash-with-climate-activists-at-paris-demo
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