Publication: UN Chronicle
Publication Date: 01-JUN-07
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Clark, Helen
Article Excerpt
The issues of sustainability, particularly climate change and clean energy, as well as energy security and access, are compelling concerns of our times. through the issues raised by climate change, the goal of sustainable development has been given a tangible core and a renewed sense of urgency.
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Climate change, energy and sustainable development are rightly at the top of the priority list for discussion and solution-finding at international forums, both within the United Nations context and beyond. I applaud Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's focus on this environmental issue, as well as his appointment of three special envoys to facilitate progress in the United Nations negotiations on climate change.
The scientific evidence for climate change is clear. There is a strong message from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that action is...
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