UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon Says Window Of Opportunity Closing on Climate Change

摘要

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stepped up his call for all nations rich and poor alike to fight climate change, seeking to break a dispute over which should move first to rein in fossil-fuel pollution. Speaking as senior ministers arrived Dec. 9 at a UN gathering of envoys from more than 190 countries, Ban expressed alarm that the world isn't moving quickly enough on the issue. "The window of opportunity is fast closing," Ban said in a speech to the meeting today in Lima. "All countries must be part of the solution. All of society must be engaged. This is not a time for tinkering-it is a time for transformation."