World Climate Change Conference 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he attends Heads of States’ Statements ceremony of the COP21 World Climate Change Conference 2015 north of Paris.

President Barack Obama smiles during the inaugural session of the COP 21 United Nations conference on climate change on the outskirts of Paris.

A police officer and his dog check photgrapher’s bags during the COP21 near Paris. World leaders are meeting in Paris for the start of COP21, the two-week UN climate change summit, attempting to agree on an international deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

A couple wear protective masks as they walk outside the Forbidden City on a day of heavy pollution in Beijing. The representatives of the governments of more than 190 countries are meeting in Paris this week to set targets on reducing carbon emissions in an attempt to forge a new global agreement on climate change.