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Cop27 president Sameh Shoukry gives his speech opening the 10th meeting of the parties. He urges delegates, "I call upon all of you to view these draft decisions, not nearly as words on paper, but as our collective message to the world." SOUNDBITE
While in Los Angeles, teenage Swedish activist Greta Thunberg attends a school strike and climate action rally. IMAGES
Students in DC gather outside the US Capitol as part of an international day of student protests, aimed at pushing world leaders into action on climate change. IMAGES
Kenyan students march across the Karura Forest in Nairobi as tens of thousands of young people take part in a global day of protests aiming to push world leaders into action on climate change. IMAGES
Greenpeace activists gather and inflate a giant octopus near the Eiffel Tower to protest against the presence of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store at the international One Planet - Polar Summit, an international summit dedicated to glaciers and the poles. Norway is considering opening up its waters to deep-sea mining. IMAGES
Images show Berlin's Brandenburg Gate splattered with orange paint after activists from the "Last Generation" ("Letzte Generation") environmental collective spray-painted the six pillars of the emblematic monument to warn of the urgency of global warming and demand a change in the German government's policy. The movement is calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels by 2030 at the latest. Police arrested around ten activists near the gate, some of whom were still sitting on the ground, handcuffed. IMAGES