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Past decade the warmest ever, says UN meteorological agency

13 December 2007
The past decade has been the warmest on record, with this year’s global mean surface temperature 0.41 degrees Celsius, or 0.74 degrees Fahrenheit, above the 1961-1990 annual average, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today.

Secretary-General extends stay in Bali to pursue climate change negotiations

13 December 2007
To continue forging ahead with his efforts to bring about a successful conclusion to the landmark United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has extended his visit to the South-East Asian nation.
Ban Ki-moon addresses conference

Global expectations high for climate change breakthrough – Ban Ki-moon

12 December 2007
The world is counting on a breakthrough at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told delegates today at the summit, calling the fight against global warming “the moral challenge of our generation.”

UN to offset carbon emissions from Bali conference on climate change

12 December 2007
Joining global efforts to become climate neutral, the United Nations announced today that it will offset the carbon emissions – estimated at around 3,370 tons of carbon dioxide – resulting from its members’ travel to and from the historic UN Climate Change Conference under way in Bali, Indonesia.

UNICEF underscores toll climate change takes on children

12 December 2007
Children are among those who are most devastated by climate change, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today.

Top UN officials challenge delegates at Climate Change Conference to take action

12 December 2007
The United Nations’ top officials today appealed to delegates from some 150 nations who are attending the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia to take urgent action to tackle global warming.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

UN Climate Change Conference represents crossroads, Secretary-General says

11 December 2007
The negotiations at the historic United Nations Climate Change Conference under way in Bali, Indonesia, represent a turning point in the fight against global warming, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.

Climate change threatening mountain ecosystems – UN

11 December 2007
Global warming is harming mountain ecosystems as melting glaciers increase the frequency of flooding and raise the spectre of conflict, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today on the International Day of Mountains.

Secretary-General says tackling climate change a 'historical responsibility'

10 December 2007
Addressing the issue of climate change is a "historical responsibility" we have to our descendants centuries from now, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.

At UN conference, small island countries seek action on climate change

9 December 2007
Small island States today called on industrialized countries to take a leadership role at the Bali Climate Change Conference and adopt targets to keep the world from warming past the point where catastrophic impacts would occur.