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October 27, 2009

UN Urges US Engagement in Climate Change Deal
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During a stop in Seattle, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the
US Senate to pass a bill limiting carbon emissions. Moon said such a
bill will encourage other nations to act to fight climate change.

Janos Pasztor, the director of the Secretary-General’s Climate Change
Support Team: “There are reports of a new poll in the United States that
indicates that interest and support for action on climate change may
actually be declining. The Secretary-General sees US engagement as vital
for a climate change deal, a point he made in an op-ed today and in
interviews since Seattle. He stated that we cannot afford another period
where the US stands on the sidelines.”



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