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Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg leaves a UK court after denying a public order offence, after she was arrested at a demonstration against the energy industry in central London. The 20-year-old activist -- a key face of the movement to fight climate change -- was among 26 people charged at the October 17 demonstration in the British capital. IMAGES
Beijing, Apr 19 (EFE).- United States special envoy for climate change John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua pledged in Shanghai to "reinforce the implementation" of the Paris climate crisis agreement, China’s Environment Ministry reported Sunday. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF TRAFFIC IN BEIJING AHEAD OF THE CLIMATE SUMMIT OF APRIL 22.
Climate change is moving up the agenda in Europe as the leaders of France and German hold meetings ahead of a UN conference in November. As Ciara Lee reports big companies, including Unilever, are increasingly recognising the value of tackling the issue.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris goes dark to mark "Earth Hour", a global event held every year on the last Saturday in March to raise awareness of climate change and promote energy saving. IMAGES
Farmers use tractors to block roads in Stary Konik, just east of Warsaw, Poland, to protest against EU climate measures and imports from Ukraine. IMAGES
"I still have more high probability for 2024 to break the record," explains the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) chief of climate monitoring, Omar Baddour, during a presentation of the annual State of the Climate report. "January was the warmest January on record (...) we have already signs of going through a very warm year in 2024," he adds. SOUNDBITE