Ban welcomes UK's "Roadmap to Copenhagen"
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 29 June 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the new initiative announced by the Government of the United Kingdom on financing for climate change, ahead of this Decembers meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, where countries are expected to wrap up negotiations on an ambitious new pact to slash greenhouse gas emissions. According to media reports, last Friday, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled the Roadmap to Copenhagen proposal for $100 billion to be raised annually to finance mitigation and adaptation measures, especially in the worlds poorest nations. News story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31303&Cr=climate+change&Cr1= Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change Web site: http://www.un.org/climatechange/ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change http://unfccc.int/2860.php Seal the Deal! 2009 Web site: http://www.sealthedeal2009.org/
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