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Published 11/07/2009 by Xinhua News Agency


UN chief pushes for agreement at Copenhagen summit

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged the international community to reach an ambitious agreement at the Copenhagen climate summit next month. 'We should not waste such a unique chance to open a way to low fossil fuel wealth for all,' the...

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...next month. "We should not waste such a unique chance to open a way to low fossil fuel wealth for all" the UN chief said in...
UN chief pushes for agreement at Copenhagen summit [Xinhua News Agency - 11/07/2009]
...Dagbladet. "Climate change affects all the other challenges we are facing: the world's poverty, people's health, economic growth, securing food supply, clean water, energy and even the decade's development, peace and wealth" said the secretary...
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