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The press cluster around as Alok Sharma, the host, attempts to bring consensus on day 13 of the summit
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Alok Sharma consults his team just before the final plenary of Cop26
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Alok Sharma answering a last-minute query as the clock ticks
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Delegates, including the US special envoy for climate, John Kerry (second right), cluster around Frans Timmermans (centre), the first vice-president of the European Commission, in intense discussion
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China’s special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua (front right), and John Kerry negotiate moments before the final plenary
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John Kerry (second left), Franz Timmermans (second right), and Ruslan Edelgeriev (centre), Russia’s special presidential envoy for climate change, exchange views on the final day of Cop26
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The president, Alok Sharma, centre, appeals to India’s environment minister, Bhupender Yadav (right), moments before the final plenary
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Delegates listen in as Alok Sharma (third left), John Kerry (second left), and the Swiss environment minister, Simonetta Sommaruga (centre), hold last-minute discussions
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Alok Sharma (right) making a point to China’s special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua (second right), moments before the final plenary
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Alok Sharma (centre left) takes the amended text to Frans Timmermans (centre right) and other key ministers in an attempt to find common ground
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The chief UK negotiator, Archie Young (left), and the head of the international affairs division at the Swiss federal office for the environment, Franz Perrez, look on with bated breath
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Tina Stege, climate envoy for the Marshall Islands, listens intently as discussions go to the wire
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Bhupender Yadav of India listening to discussions at the final plenary
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Alok Sharma (right) shows Russia’s Ruslan Edelgeriev and other delegates amendments to the draft agreement
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Alok Sharma (right) showing the amended document to Franz Perrez and Marsha Caddle, economic minister of Barbados
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Alok Sharma (left) and Lee White, Gabon’s environment minister (right) pore over the document
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Alok Sharma (centre) takes the amended text to Marsha Caddle (in red) and other delegates in an attempt to find common ground
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Delegates surround Alok Sharma moments before the final plenary
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Alok Sharma is given a standing ovation at the final plenary
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Delegates congratulating Alok Sharma for finding a consensus
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With the final plenery over, Alok Sharma compares notes with his private office
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