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  1. A mountain of rubbish on a landfill site in Glasgow

  2. Cows graze on parched ground near the remains of the flooded village of Kallio in Greece, which was exposed by the low water levels of the Mornos reservoir in July 2025.

  3. Two firefighters wearing helmets stand in front of an estate vehicle. a water hose is attached to it and they are spraying water onto charred grass at a fire in Rainham in July 2025.

  4. Hektoria Glacier flows into the partly frozen ocean. The glacier surface is white with some cracks. The partly frozen ocean is light blue. In the background is a mountain range, sweeping round to the left as we look at it, covered in snow. The sky is lightly clouded with some Sun rays visible.

  5. Johnnie Balfour wearing a brown gilet with a a blue jumper and a pink underneath. He is standing in front of a field of cows

  6. A panel discussion taking place in an auditorium. Four speakers are seated on stage in red chairs, with one person standing and speaking to the audience. Behind them is a large projection screen displaying a slide titled “Timeline CICC,” which lists key dates and events related to the Intergenerational Climate Crimes Act. The audience is seated in rows facing the stage.

  7. A wide shot of houses sitting in flood waters

  8. Jennifer Morisetti smiling at the camera has short grey hair and is wear pearl earrings and a blue jumper.

  9. A woman walks past an infrastructure project under way for COP30 in Belem. She has her hair up and is wearing a grey dress and carrying a black bag. Misaligned posters in white, blue and orange read "Belem Capital Da COP30".

  10. A field full of Christmas trees, with grass between them. A few homes are in the far distance.

  11. A woman covers her face while walking on the street during the heatwave in Kolkata, India, on April 20, 2025.

  12. A woman in an orange dress stands in the doorway of her flooded house on the outskirts of the city of Gonaives in Haiti. The water level is at waist height. The walls of the house are substantially damaged.

  13. A satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Melissa moving northwest through the Caribbean Sea towards Jamaica on 27 October 2025.

  14. A group of activists blockading a dairy distribution truck. There are several protesters sitting on the floor in front ofa white XPO Logistics truck. There are also several protesters on top of the truck waving flags and green smoke guns. There is a police van next to the truck with several police officers standing amongst the protesters.

  15. Three people watch the Sunrise in Sydney, Australia last November amid a strong ongoing heatwave

  16. A stream with branches and twigs forming a dam across it, with grassy banks and overhanging green leaves.

  17. A young woman with long blond hair tied up smiles looking at the camera a she stands in a workshop. She is wearing blue coveralls and safety glasses. Two men are at a work table in the background behind her.

  18. A man wearing a hat looks out of the window of a fishing boat

  19. The Stonehenge monument on a bright sunny day, with some of its stones appearing to have orange paint sprayed onto it.

  20. Mount Fuji shown capped with snow for the first time this season

  21. Chelsea players cool off in the hydration break

  22. A blonde woman in a red top with pink lilies over it

  23. The Stonehenge monument on a bright sunny day, with some of its stones appearing to have orange paint sprayed onto it.