PHOTOS: Climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico
In this image released by the environmental group Greenpeace, a giant balloon rises next to the Chichen Itza ruins in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Facing another year without a global agreement to curb climate change, 20,000 diplomats, scientists and activists will spend the next two weeks in Cancun, Mexico, debating how to mobilize money to cope with climbing temperatures, melting ice and rising seas.
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Members of the Sierra Club demonstrate on a beach in Cancun against the countries they say are avoiding the issue of climate change. The summit will run through Dec. 10.
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A Sierra Club wearing a polar bear costume demonstrates on a beach in Cancun. Polar bears are especially affected by climate change, with many of them migrating to new areas in search of food.
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Demonstrators in front of a Wal-Mart store in Cancun protest against the World Bank.
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Ronny Jumeau, Seychelles ambassador to the United States, is a veteran of climate change conferences. He’s also a member of the Alliance of Small Island States.
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Activists rally against global warming in Mexico City. Although there’s little chance of agreement on a new global climate treaty at the Cancun summit, governments hope to adopt measures that would move the ball forward on financing, technology and deforestation.
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Visitors look for information about global warming at a computing company’s exhibit at the Cancun summit.
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A family walks past one of the exhibits promoting green energy at the Climate Village in Cancun.
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