As diplomats from around the world are considering the final draft agreement of a landmark climate deal on Saturday, people took to the streets by the thousands in Paris in a demonstration to show that climate change activism doesn't end with the U.N. Paris Climate Summit.

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Thousands stood along the Avenue de la Grande Armée leading to the Arc de Triomphe to draw a "red line" pointing to La Défense, where the headquarters of major fossil fuel companies are located. They say these companies and their backers are the real perpetrators of climate crimes.

The demonstrators were out despite the French government banning protests after the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris.

With one heartbeat we're drawing a red line: no more fossil fuels, 100% renewable energy #COP21 #keepitintheground pic.twitter.com/t5LcW3vdpC — 350 dot org (@350) December 11, 2015

En direct de la #redlines de Paris Une #Cop21 jeune et citoyenne du monde. pic.twitter.com/8UebT4wvPY — Olivier ROYER (@Zit38) December 12, 2015

The final draft of the climate deal would be legally binding and would set a temperature target of holding global warming to "well below 2 degrees Celsius," or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, above preindustrial levels by 2100. The agreement also calls upon countries to "pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels," a target sought by small island nations threatened by sea level rise.

If adopted, the agreement would constitute the first universal climate agreement in history, reflecting the huge geopolitical changes that have occurred since the first climate agreement was forged in 1992.

The 'red line' stretches down the street. Image: Flickr, 350.org

Climate actvist in Paris on Dec. 12, 2015. Image: Matt Dunham/Associated Press

Photo from 350.org Image: Flickr, 350.org/Yann Levy

On Friday night the Eiffel Tower was lit up with messages of encouragement to the delegates at the marathon talks.

Slogans are projected on the Eiffel Tower on Friday night, Dec. 11, 2015. Image: Francois Mori/Associated Press

The final draft is up for discussion and vote starting at 3:45 p.m. local time Saturday.