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| 'Seal a deal', climate talks told | 'Seal a deal', climate talks told |
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| High-level talks at the UN climate summit have opened, with UN chief Ban Ki-moon telling nations to "seal a deal" on climate change. | High-level talks at the UN climate summit have opened, with UN chief Ban Ki-moon telling nations to "seal a deal" on climate change. |
| He told delegates in Copenhagen that they had the chance to change history. | He told delegates in Copenhagen that they had the chance to change history. |
| But he added: "We do not have another year to deliberate; nature does not negotiate with us." | But he added: "We do not have another year to deliberate; nature does not negotiate with us." |
| Earlier, a senior UN official warned that negotiations were progressing too slowly and that there was still an "enormous amount of work to be done". | Earlier, a senior UN official warned that negotiations were progressing too slowly and that there was still an "enormous amount of work to be done". |
| "For three years, I have sought to bring world leaders to the table," Mr Ban said. "Three years of effort comes down to three days of action." | "For three years, I have sought to bring world leaders to the table," Mr Ban said. "Three years of effort comes down to three days of action." |
| He urged the gathered negotiators not to "falter in the home stretch". | He urged the gathered negotiators not to "falter in the home stretch". |
| "No-one will get everything they want. But if we work together then everyone will get what they need." | |
| 'Compromise' | |
| Delegates have been poring over the details of a new draft text, ahead of the start of the high-level segment. | Delegates have been poring over the details of a new draft text, ahead of the start of the high-level segment. |
| On Friday, about 130 world leaders are set to attend the summit's final session. | On Friday, about 130 world leaders are set to attend the summit's final session. |
| Connie Hedegaard, the conference's president, told the opening ceremony: "The key word for the next two days must be compromise." | Connie Hedegaard, the conference's president, told the opening ceremony: "The key word for the next two days must be compromise." |
| Ban Ki-moon: "We must not exceed two degrees" | |
| "Success is still within reach, but... I must also warn you: we can fail," she added. | "Success is still within reach, but... I must also warn you: we can fail," she added. |
| At a briefing on Tuesday, Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, warned that the talks had reached a "distinct and important moment". | |
| "We have - over the last week or so - seen progress in a number of areas, but we haven't seen enough of it," he told reporters. | |
| "There is still an enormous amount of work and ground to be covered if this conference is to deliver what people expect it to deliver." | |
| Elsewhere, a row erupted after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called for the summit to focus on limiting the rise in global temperatures to 2.0C (3.6F) above pre-industrial levels. | |
| His comments angered a number of developing nations delegations, who have been campaigning for the rise to be limited to 1.5C (2.7C), or even 1.0C (1.8F). | |
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