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Ban Ki-moon pleads for safeguarding the Arctic




by recyclinage » 02/09/09, 16:44

ON THE ARCTIC BANQUISE - On a visit to the Arctic pack ice, the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, symbolically called on the leaders of the international community to reach an agreement on the fight against global warming at the Copenhagen summit in December.
Visiting the Arctic pack ice, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon symbolically called on the leaders of the international community to reach an agreement on the fight against global warming at the Copenhagen summit in December. (Reuters / Mark Garten / United Nations)

Visiting the Arctic pack ice, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon symbolically called on the leaders of the international community to reach an agreement on the fight against global warming at the Copenhagen summit in December. (Reuters / Mark Garten / United Nations)

Aboard the Norwegian coastguard's KV Svalbard icebreaker, Ban sailed for two hours through a thick sea of ​​ice before crossing a research ship about a thousand kilometers from the North Pole, beyond the 80th parallel.

Ban Ki-moon then landed on the ice floe and met scientists who explained to him how they measured the thickness of the ice cap, the temperature and other parameters to try to understand why in recent years the ice floe has derived from the 'Arctic Ocean to melt in the relatively warmer Atlantic Ocean.

The melting of the Arctic ice cap is occurring at a faster rate than predicted by scientists. Before 2050, it could completely disappear in the summer.

The phenomenon is all the more spectacular as it maintains itself. As it melts, the ice uncovers darker parts of the ocean that absorb more solar energy and accelerate climate change.

The Secretary General of the United Nations considered that the Arctic was the "ground zero" of research on the climate, alluding to the rubble of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York destroyed by the attacks of September 11, 2001.

“Here on the polar ice, I feel the power of nature and at the same time I guess its vulnerability,” Ban said. "We must do everything in our power to protect the ice in the Arctic.

"This is the responsibility of world leaders and we count on their commitment," he said Tuesday evening.

SET A FRAME IN COPENHAGEN

The UN secretary general also hoped that the hundred or so leaders who will participate in the climate talks in September in New York "show the way" and give new impetus to the negotiations before the Copenhagen summit.

In the Danish capital, world leaders will try to agree on an extension of the Kyoto protocol which sets the limits for greenhouse gas emissions until 2012.

However, the conclusion of an agreement remains uncertain until the industrialized countries reach an agreement with the developing nations, led by China and India.

Ban Ki-moon said he was "working hard" to convince Western leaders to agree to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020 compared to 1990 levels.

"We must reach an agreement in Copenhagen. It is a duty," he said, admitting, however, that the talks scheduled for December 7-18 could set a general framework but would not solve all the problems.

"I don't expect that we will be able to agree on all the details in Copenhagen, too little time ago," he said.

With these declarations, Ban seemed to seek to take back the initiative and offer a dynamic image of his role as secretary-general of the United Nations. A Norwegian diplomat surprised recently by accusing the South Korean diplomat of lacking authority and warning of the risk of a possible failure of the Copenhagen summit.


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