We’re starting to receive images from the beginning of the United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen, which kicked off today. For more on the conference see introductory posts by Alexander Kelly and Robert McClure:

Protesters from ActionAid demand that rich industrialized countries pay reparations to poor countries bearing the brunt of climate change. InvestigateWest photo by Mark Malijan

Reporter with Taiwan-based CTi News covers the ActionAid protest. InvestigateWest photo by Mark Malijan.

Bleu Waters leads other members of Greenpeace Youth in a protest outside the meeting center. InvestigateWest photo by Mark Malijan.

Big orange ball 'o CO2 demonstrates the problem. InvestigateWest photo by Mark Malijan.