"Our foot is stuck on the accelerator and we are heading towards an abyss" (Ban)

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United Nations, New York, 3 September 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, having just witnessed the sobering reality of climate change on a visit to the melting glaciers of the Arctic, urged countries to make rapid progress on negotiations for a new international pact to reduce global warming. Ban addressed the World Climate Conference in Geneva, and he emphasized to delegates the need to strike an ambitious, comprehensive and fair deal at this Decembers climate change conference in Copenhagen.

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