Photos of the fortnight (Nov 17 to Dec 1)

A man speaks on the phone as he walks past solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai on November 28. Dubai will spend billions of dollars to have solar panels installed on the roofs of all buildings by 2030. The desert city state consumes huge amounts of energy to air-condition its skyscrapers and provide water supplies through desalination