23,000 people are in Germany to discuss climate change. Here's why

Nov 8, 2017

At COP23, negotiations are likely to focus on how countries go about implementing the Paris Agreement in practice. Image: REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

John McKenna

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Traditional dressed Fijian warrior at the COP23 UN Climate Change Conference 2017 Image: REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

UPDATE Update intro text. Reissue. Charts on the 2015 Paris Agreement that went into action on Nov. 4, 2016: Global temperature deviations, projected green house emissions and a list of the countries that have ratified the Paris Agreement embed code and instructions: http://reut.rs/2hgF22t

Image: Reuters

Pacific island children run through floodwater Image: COP23 Pacific Photo Competition

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