Climate change around the world - in pictures

  • Engineers carry solar panels on to the roof of a property in Barcelona in September 2022. Spain and other Mediterranean countries have generated record amounts of power from wind and solar farms. Bloomberg
    Engineers carry solar panels on to the roof of a property in Barcelona in September 2022. Spain and other Mediterranean countries have generated record amounts of power from wind and solar farms. Bloomberg
  • Smoke rises from brick factory stacks in Nahrawan, Baghdad. Tackling emissions from heavy industry is crucial to tackling global warming. Reuters
    Smoke rises from brick factory stacks in Nahrawan, Baghdad. Tackling emissions from heavy industry is crucial to tackling global warming. Reuters
  • A boy stands near a flock of sheep as a sandstorm approaches in the Syrian countryside of Tabqa. Syria is among the countries most vulnerable and poorly prepared for climate change, which is expected to worsen. AFP
    A boy stands near a flock of sheep as a sandstorm approaches in the Syrian countryside of Tabqa. Syria is among the countries most vulnerable and poorly prepared for climate change, which is expected to worsen. AFP
  • Mountains of smouldering rubbish at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    Mountains of smouldering rubbish at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • Greenpeace activists take part in a climate change protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in May. AP
    Greenpeace activists take part in a climate change protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in May. AP
  • A man carries water bottles across the heavily polluted Negro River in Manaus, Brazil. About 35 tonnes of rubbish are removed daily from the river. AP
    A man carries water bottles across the heavily polluted Negro River in Manaus, Brazil. About 35 tonnes of rubbish are removed daily from the river. AP
  • A helicopter drops water on a brush fire in California. Bloomberg
    A helicopter drops water on a brush fire in California. Bloomberg
  • UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa speaks on the opening day of the Bonn climate change conference in Germany. Getty
    UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa speaks on the opening day of the Bonn climate change conference in Germany. Getty
  • Activists take part in a demonstration to raise awareness of global warming, during an event to mark World Environment Day in Kolkata. AFP
    Activists take part in a demonstration to raise awareness of global warming, during an event to mark World Environment Day in Kolkata. AFP
  • A helicopter drops water on a bushfire near a residential district in Athens. The fire forced residents to flee. AFP
    A helicopter drops water on a bushfire near a residential district in Athens. The fire forced residents to flee. AFP
  • A gauge measures water levels in the Rio Nambe river, in New Mexico. Ninety per cent of the state is experiencing extreme drought. Getty
    A gauge measures water levels in the Rio Nambe river, in New Mexico. Ninety per cent of the state is experiencing extreme drought. Getty
  • Afghan refugees search for recyclable material from heaps of rubbish in Karachi, Pakistan. AP
    Afghan refugees search for recyclable material from heaps of rubbish in Karachi, Pakistan. AP
  • A climate activist ties herself to the net during the semi-final tennis match between Croatia's Marin Cilic and Norway's Casper Ruud at the French Open in Roland Garros in Paris. AP
    A climate activist ties herself to the net during the semi-final tennis match between Croatia's Marin Cilic and Norway's Casper Ruud at the French Open in Roland Garros in Paris. AP
  • A dance group performs at a climate summit in Stockholm, Sweden. Getty
    A dance group performs at a climate summit in Stockholm, Sweden. Getty
  • US climate envoy John Kerry talks to a delegate at the Stockholm 50 climate summit. Getty
    US climate envoy John Kerry talks to a delegate at the Stockholm 50 climate summit. Getty
  • A boat is stranded during low tide at the Chebayesh marsh in Dhi Qar province, Iraq. Reuters
    A boat is stranded during low tide at the Chebayesh marsh in Dhi Qar province, Iraq. Reuters
  • A woman crosses a polluted river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
    A woman crosses a polluted river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
  • A man walks past an abandoned boat in the bed of a drought-affected reservoir on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    A man walks past an abandoned boat in the bed of a drought-affected reservoir on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA