Climate change: Hollande warns world leaders that a deal can be delayed no longer
- 9 years ago
French President Francois Hollande has urged world leaders at the UN to speed up their commitments to tackling climate change, so that an historic deal can be reached at a summit in Paris in December.
The aim is to agree to limit temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels.
“Some will say to me that this is something that can be decided later at another conference,” Hollande told the General Assembly.
“Well I assure you here, and I am saying this quite candidly, that if we don’t make this decision in Paris it will be not just late. It will be too late for the world.”
Hollande also announced on Monday that France will increase its contribution to helping developing countries tackle climate change from 3 billion euros to five billion euros.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that informal talks on climate change in New York have revealed broad support for a ‘durable’ deal in Paris.
Talks on #climatechange reveal support for ‘durable’ deal in P
The aim is to agree to limit temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels.
“Some will say to me that this is something that can be decided later at another conference,” Hollande told the General Assembly.
“Well I assure you here, and I am saying this quite candidly, that if we don’t make this decision in Paris it will be not just late. It will be too late for the world.”
Hollande also announced on Monday that France will increase its contribution to helping developing countries tackle climate change from 3 billion euros to five billion euros.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that informal talks on climate change in New York have revealed broad support for a ‘durable’ deal in Paris.
Talks on #climatechange reveal support for ‘durable’ deal in P