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In pictures: Copenhagen conference

General view of a canal in the Nyhaven area, Copenhagen

The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is hosting a much-anticipated two-week conference on climate change. It has been described as a make-or-break moment for a new global pact on emissions.

Interior of climate conference

About 100 world leaders are attending the conference, the culmination of years of negotiations and diplomacy. They hope to reach an international accord which will supplant the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

Cyclist in central Copenhagen passes an art installation

The streets are packed with art installations encouraging people to think about how they can change their behaviour to reduce their carbon footprint.

Climate change protester

Submerged in a tube of water, climate activist Mohamad Shinaz, from the Maldives, demonstrates in a central square in Copenhagen. The string of islands will be one of the worst affected by rising sea levels.

Cyclist in central Copenhagen

All eyes are on the city whose residents have embraced one of the least-polluting lifestyles in Europe.

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