In light of the deauthorization of the climate march scheduled to coincide with COP21, Parisians filled la Place de la République with shoes to make their voices heard: "Nos Chaussures marchent pour nous." Our shoes march for us.

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A monk pays his respects at the Paris attack memorial surrounding the Marianne statue in la Place de la République during the shoe installation.

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During the final minutes before their deadline, negotiators huddle and work to resolve the issue of capacity building and whether to forward their current document to the Conference of the Parties or to delay their decision for another year. The decision has been pending for the past 7 COPs.

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Activists at COP21 appeal to negotiators to stop "ducking" the issue and include adaptation in the agreement.

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Protestors at COP21 chant "Climate justice now," while lying down to demonstrate their vulnerability to climate change. The day prior, senior Louis Pottel organized a similar action where youth attending COP21 all dropped "dead" at 3 p.m. exactly in an effort to demonstrate the devastating impact climate change has on vulnerable communities.

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During the first day of COP21, New Zealand was awarded "Fossil of the Day" for hypocritically claiming to have an active role in fossil fuel subsidy abolition during a Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform event, despite their seven-fold increase in fossil fuel subsidies from 2009 to 2013.

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A man gains a vantage point above the seething crowd during a stand off between police and climate change activists in la Place de la République.