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Visitors attend a briefing at the COP25 climate talks congress in Madrid, Spain. AP Photo
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Chilean Environment Minister and President of COP25, Carolina Schmidt, delivers a speech during the final plenary session of the COP25 UN Climate Change Conference at IFEMA Convention and Exhibition Center in Madrid, Spain. EPA
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Chilean Environment Minister and President of COP25, Carolina Schmidt delivers a speech during the final plenary session of the COP25 conference. EPA
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Activists from international climate action group Extinction Rebellion hold a banner reading "we demand life" after dumping manure outside the UN Climate Change Conference COP25. AFP
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Activists from international climate action group Extinction Rebellion hold a banner reading "how many more deaths?" after dumping manure outsideCOP25. AFP
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Badges are seen on the jacket of a climate change activist of Extinction Rebellion dressed as Santa Claus. Reuters
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Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi talks with Brazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles at the COP25. Reuters
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A man sleeps during the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 at the 'IFEMA - Feria de Madrid' exhibition centre, in Madrid. AFP
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Activists from international climate action group Extinction Rebellion protest after dumping manure outside COP25. AFP
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A climate change activist of Extinction Rebellion participates in a performance in front of U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. REUTERS
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A man dressed in a Spiderman costume walks outside of the COP25 climate talks congress in Madrid, Spain. AP Phot
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Visitors attend a briefing at the COP25 climate talks congress in Madrid, Spain. AP Photo
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Chilean Environment Minister and President of COP25, Carolina Schmidt, delivers a speech during the final plenary session of the COP25 UN Climate Change Conference at IFEMA Convention and Exhibition Center in Madrid, Spain. EPA
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Chilean Environment Minister and President of COP25, Carolina Schmidt delivers a speech during the final plenary session of the COP25 conference. EPA
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Activists from international climate action group Extinction Rebellion hold a banner reading "we demand life" after dumping manure outside the UN Climate Change Conference COP25. AFP
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Activists from international climate action group Extinction Rebellion hold a banner reading "how many more deaths?" after dumping manure outsideCOP25. AFP
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Badges are seen on the jacket of a climate change activist of Extinction Rebellion dressed as Santa Claus. Reuters
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Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi talks with Brazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles at the COP25. Reuters
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A man sleeps during the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 at the 'IFEMA - Feria de Madrid' exhibition centre, in Madrid. AFP
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Activists from international climate action group Extinction Rebellion protest after dumping manure outside COP25. AFP
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A climate change activist of Extinction Rebellion participates in a performance in front of U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. REUTERS
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A man dressed in a Spiderman costume walks outside of the COP25 climate talks congress in Madrid, Spain. AP Phot
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Visitors attend a briefing at the COP25 climate talks congress in Madrid, Spain. AP Photo
Madrid climate talks 'disappointing' says UN chief Antonio Guterres
Major emitters are refusing to commit to ambitious plans to limit global temperature rises
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