2009-12-16 15:11:06

Ban calls for accelerated action at Copenhagen’s climate talks


(Dec.16,2009): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, arrived Copenhagen on Tuesday, to inject fresh energy into the climate change talks. Ban exhorted nations to seal the deal on an ambitious new agreement, warning that the well-being of all of the world’s people is at stake. The two-week summit under way in the Danish capital is “as momentous as the negotiations that created our great United Nations from the ashes of war more than 60 years ago,” Ban said at the opening of the conference’s high-level segment.
With the two-week summit set to wrap up on Friday, Ban stressed that nations cannot be allowed to fail. He urged countries to put aside their “maximalist” negotiating positions and unreasonable demands. Time is running out, he said, and there is no time left for posturing or blaming. Every country must do its part to seal a deal in Copenhagen. We do not have another year to negotiate, as Nature does not negotiate” Ban added.
Over 130 heads of State and government have confirmed their participation at conference, a clear proof that climate change has risen to the top of the global agenda,” Ban noted. But he acknowledged that all leaders coming to Copenhagen face domestic pressures. “No one will get everything they want in this negotiation. But if we work together and get a deal, everyone will get what they need,” said the UN Secretary General.









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