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Ban Ki-moon calls on world to unite behind Paris climate deal
2016-07-19 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has asked world leaders to ratify the Paris climate deal on 21 September at a special event during the General Assembly meeting in New York. The next step in our collective journey to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future is to ensure the rapid entry into force of the Paris Agreement, he said in a letter to governments. Doing so will create incentives for early implementation of nationally determined contributions and build support within markets and societies...
Ban Ki-Moon on Enforcing the Paris Agreement
2016-04-13 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sat down with Kimberley Strassel, a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, to discuss the future of climate diplomacy. Edited excerpts of their discussion follow. Paris and after MS. STRASSEL: The U.N. was not actually there doing the negotiations in Paris, but you got called in at the last minute to make a few countries fall in line. MR. BAN: I am very grateful to President Obama and President Xi Jinping for their leadership and...
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Ban Ki-moon urges leaders to sign climate pact in April
2016-01-26 10:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate HOme: In December, 195 countries struck a deal binding all countries for the first time to cap warming to "well below" 2C, "pursuing efforts" to keep it up to 1.5C by the end of this century. Some 55 countries responsible for 55% of global emissions must ratify the Paris Agreement for it to enter into force for the period 2020-2030. Signing the agreement would be a bold political statement, though a president`s initials alone won`t suffice. Countries must "deposit their respective instruments...
Ban Ki-moon calls Paris climate talks 'most complicated and difficult' ever
2015-12-11 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said the international climate talks that are edging towards a conclusion in Paris have been the most complicated and difficult negotiations he has ever been involved in. Ban said that differences still remain among the nearly 200 governments searching for a climate deal in Paris but he urged negotiators to set aside their national interests to reach a compromise. This is not a moment of talking about national perspectives. A good global solution will...
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Ban Ki-moon Urges Paris Climate Deal
2015-11-30 14:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The United Nations secretary general called the summit meeting a decisive turning point and said leaders had the power to secure the well-being of this and future generations.