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Young people march in a Fridays for Future demonstration in Stockholm ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow. IMAGES
Humanity must "cooperate or perish" in the face of accelerating climate change impacts, UN chief Antonio Guterres tells world leaders at talks in Egypt on curbing global warming. SOUNDBITE
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arabic Emirates President arrives at the COP27 World Leaders Summit and is welcomed by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives at the COP27 World Leaders Summit. COP27 kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts to cut emissions and calls for rich nations to compensate poor countries after a year of extreme weather disasters. IMAGES
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the world was still on the precipice of "catastrophe" after nations reached a global climate deal Saturday that fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous warming. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of people march through the streets of Glasgow to highlight the disconnect between the glacial pace of emissions reductions and the climate emergency already swamping countries across the world. The Scottish city is hosting the COP26 climate summit, where delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting to hammer out how to meet the Paris Agreement goals of limiting temperature rises to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius. IMAGES