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Ban Ki-moon urges efforts to achieve basis for global action on climate change

24 October 2007
Continuing his campaign to galvanize the international community on climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged ministers meeting in Indonesia to work towards a solid basis for international action to tackle the problem.
Srgjan Kerim, President of the 62nd session of the General Assembly

General Assembly President lauds Al Gore, IPCC on Nobel Peace Prize

13 October 2007
The President of the United Nations General Assembly today congratulated Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on their receipt of the 2007 Nobel Peace Price and voiced hope that it would spur action on the issue.

General Assembly President urges action on climate change

12 October 2007
The world's island States and most vulnerable developing countries are waiting for concrete measures to deal with climate change, General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim said today.

UN opens ‘carbon-neutral’ environment conference in Belgrade

10 October 2007
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), which services the Environment for Europe Conference that opened today in Belgrade, is working to cancel the event's effects on global warming by funding projects that offset emissions of greenhouses gases.

Climate change the focus of Secretary-General’s trip to Washington

10 October 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will head tomorrow to Washington for meetings that will focus on the perils of climate change and the importance of achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

To sustain growth, tourism sector must take action against climate change – UN

3 October 2007
The tourism industry must meet the challenges posed by climate change if it is to continue its growth, a United Nations-backed conference announced today.

World leaders realize urgency of combating climate change – Ban Ki-moon

28 September 2007
This week’s historic high-level meeting on climate change has galvanized world leaders to take urgent action to stem global warning, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

Ban Ki-moon convenes largest-ever meeting of global leaders on climate change

24 September 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today opened the largest-ever gathering of world leaders on climate change with a call to forge a coalition to accelerate a global response to an issue which he has identified as one of his top priorities.
Srgjan Kerim, President of the 62nd session of the General Assembly

Tackling climate change a moral obligation, General Assembly President says

24 September 2007
In addition to the incontrovertible scientific data, there is an ethical dimension to combating climate change, General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim said today in an address at the historic meeting on the issue at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Arnold Schwarzenegger

At UN, California governor and Delhi mayor spotlight local climate change measures

24 September 2007
Addressing today’s landmark United Nations meeting on climate change, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra today said governments can learn from the prominent role that local efforts play in addressing the problem.