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Paris 2015 climate summit

1. Job done. Now the hard work starts. Michael Hopkin/The Conversation
2. Campaigners keep the pressure on as the final negotiations loom. Reuters/Jacky Naegelen
3. Sleep is at a premium as round-the-clock talks extend past Friday’s deadline. Reuters/Jacky Naegelen
4. Job done. Now the hard work starts. Reuters/Stephane Mahe
5. With the talks in overtime, COP21 president Laurent Fabius has put a final deal on the table. Reuters/Stephane Mahe
6. Time to terminate climate change? Reuters/Jacky Naegelen
7. Renewable energy advocates spell out a message at the Eiffel Tower. Reuters/Benoit Tessier
8. ‘Wind trees’ at the COP21 conference centre. Reuters/Stephane Mahe
9. As the talks hit the halfway mark, COP21 president Laurent Fabius hopes fervently for success. Reuters/Stephane Mahe
10. Protesters spell out some simple messages. Reuters/Stephane Mahe
11. No Paris conference is complete without a replica Eiffel Tower. EPA/Ian Langsdon
12. Ice blocks from Greenland symbolically melt in Paris. Reuters/Benoit Tessier
13. Indigenous Peruvians have asked rich nations for help. EPA/Guillaume Horcajeulo
14. Security at the conference venue is still tight. EPA/Etienne Laurent
15. Down to business: French president Francois Hollande on day 2 of the conference, as negotiations begin in earnest. Reuters/Philippe Wojazer
16. Delegates including US President Barack Obama (left) and his French counterpart Francois Hollande (right) dine in Paris on the first evening of the conference. EPA/THIBAULT CAMUS
17. US President Barack Obama tells the opening of COP21 that “no nation, large or small, wealthy or poor, is immune” from climate change. Reuters/Stephane Mahe
18. French president Francois Hollande (centre) joins world leaders in a “family photo” at the opening of COP21. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
19. The Eiffel Tower is lit with a message reading “100% Future” on the eve of the COP21 meeting. Reuters/Benoit Tessier
20. Riot police clash with demonstrators in Paris. Reuters/Eric Gaillard
21. Would-be marchers left shoes on the ground in Paris after the planned march was called off amid heightened national security. Reuters/Eric Gaillard
22. Would-be marchers left shoes on the ground in Paris after the planned march was called off amid heightened national security. Reuters/Eric Gaillard
23. Polar bears in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
24. Greenpeace pulls a stunt at the Eiffel Tower on November 29. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
25. On the march in Oslo.
26. Climate marchers descend on Canberra. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
27. Climate marchers in Sydney on November 29. AAP Image/Sam Mooy
28. A man in a polar bear suit takes to the streets of Tokyo during the weekend’s climate rallies. EPA/Franck Robichon
29. A Filipino protester during a climate rally in Manila. Erik de Castro/Reuters
30. Protesters fill Melbourne streets at the Peoples Climate March on November 27. AAP Image/Mal Fairclough
31. Protesters fill Melbourne streets at the Peoples Climate March on November 27. AAP Image/Mal Fairclough
32. Activists in Berlin on November 26 gather to support COP21. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
33. Protestors on November 26 demonstrate against bans on rallies as part of France’s state of emergency. The sign reads: No to the state of emergency. The emergency is society and climate. EPA/IAN LANGSDON
34. Police outside the entrance to the COP21 building on November 26. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
35. Forest fires in Indonesia on November 1. The fires produced more greenhouse gases per day than the entire US economy. EPA/FULLY HANDOKO

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