UN Chief Praises Commitment Of Small Islands To Address Climate Change

UN Chief Praises Commitment Of Small Islands To Address Climate Change

6 APRIL 2014

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised the commitment by small islands in the Pacific to low-carbon development and urged them to continue their ambitious efforts to combat climate change and spur other nations to come to a binding agreement on this issue next year.

"Because you are on the front lines, you know that we are at a pivotal moment and that more needs to be done. You know that the world's appetite for energy continues to grow, and the global thermostat continues to rise," Ban said in his message to the Pacific launch of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, which took place in Fiji.

 

Click here to read more: http://www.rttnews.com/2297413/un-chief-praises-commitment-of-small-islands-to-address-climate-change.aspx?type=msgn&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sitemap

Source: RTT News

Did you find what you were looking for?