12 March 2009 | Luca Del Buono

 

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. President Barack Obama today agreed on the potential for stepped up cooperation between the United Nations and the United States on climate change.

During their talks, the two leaders underscored the importance of reaching an international agreement on climate change to both save the Earth and promote sustainable economic recovery.

At the annual UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December, nations are expected to agree on an ambitious pact that will limit greenhouse gas emissions after the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period expires in 2012.

Secretary-General Ban, who arrived in Washington from a visit to Haiti with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, told journalists that "the whole world is looking" to the U.S. President for leadership on climate change.

"Climate change, as, Mr. President, you have said, is a priority for the United Nations and for the whole international community. I am going to focus and work together with the leaders of the world to address this issue, to unlock all of this massive investment for green economic recovery, and also to save our planet," said the secretary-general.

"This is an issue of our era," Ban said. "I count on your strong commitment and leadership. The whole world is now looking at your leadership. And I'm committed to work together with you."

"The United Nations and the United States share common visions and objectives for peace, stability, development and human rights," Ban told reporters after the meeting at the White House.

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Source: ENS News

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