Cop26: global leaders begin talks – in pictures
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The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, arrives on an electric bus with other leaders and attendees, including Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, for an evening reception to mark the opening day.
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World leaders pose for a group photo during an evening reception to mark the opening day.
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The Queen sends a video message to attendees.
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Climate activists from the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior.
Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
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A woman walks past posters about the climate crisis.
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A delegate sits on the pavement near the queue to get into the conference.
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From left to right: Mauritius’s prime minister, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth; Fiji’s prime minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama; India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi; and Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness.
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From left to right: Fiji’s prime minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama; Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson; India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi; and Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison.
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Boris Johnson with Narendra Modi.
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The Fiji prime minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, makes a gesture that refers to the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
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A mural refers to the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
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Boris Johnson with the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, and the US president, Joe Biden, on stage during an Action on Forests and Land Use event.
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Activists from the Glasgow Actions Team wearing Squid Game costumes and world leader masks play tug of war and climate hopscotch during a protest at the Clyde Arc Bridge.
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Russia’s Vladimir Putin is seen in a pre-recorded video message during the Action on Forests and Land Use session.
Photograph: Robert Perry/EPA
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World leaders attend a meeting on the Build Back Better World initiative.
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An inflatable globe rests beside rubbish left during a media event by climate activists.
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Prince William and the American businessman Michael Bloomberg stand with the Earthshot prize winners and finalists. From left: Vidyut Mohan for Clean Our Air, Vaitea Cowan for Fix Our Environment, and Sam Teicher for Revive Our Oceans at the Glasgow Science Centre.
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Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive, delivers his message during a session on Action on Forests and Land Use.
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The actor Leonardo DiCaprio attends the climate conference.
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A private jet lands at Prestwick airport, as world leaders gather in Glasgow for the UN climate change conference.
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Bill Gates arrives for the Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment event.
Photograph: Reuters
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Britain’s defence secretary Ben Wallace (left) and Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg (right) attend a panel discussion behind a glass booth on the Germany trade stand.
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A note on the WWF trade stand reads: ‘I promise to use public transport’.
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Tuntiak Katan, vice-coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin, speaks during the Action on Forests and Land Use session.
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Argentina’s president, Alberto Fernandez, waits to speak.
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Boris Johnson indicates 1.5 degrees with his hands during a session entitled Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment.
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Ed Miliband, shadow secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, on day three of Cop26.
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Extinction Rebellion protesters during a demo outside JP Morgan on Tuesday.
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Prince Charles and Boris Johnson at the Commonwealth leaders’ reception at Cop26.
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Media and delegates working in the Hydro building of the Cop26 event.
Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
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Members of the media at work in the press centre.
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Boris Johnson speaks at a press conference.
Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
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Environmental activists protesting in Glasgow.
Photograph: Robert Perry/EPA
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Climate youth activists, Indigenous people, parents and others most affected by climate change will be staging an action marking the end of the Cop26, calling on negotiators to ‘end climate betrayal’ with concrete action over the next two weeks. Attendants will hold up huge illuminated letters and a number of them will make short speeches. This action follows the viral open letter to world leaders by Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate and Mitzi Tan, demanding they enact a five-point plan for the climate. It’s been signed by more than 1 million people globally.
Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
