UN chief warns of perils ahead of climate change conference
<p><span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Ban">Ban</span> <span word="Ki">Ki</span>-<span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span>" <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="address">address</span>. <span word="Negotiators">Negotiators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 200 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span>, <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="November">November</span> 26 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span> 7.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hottest">hottest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="record">record</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="attribute">attribute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="emitted">emitted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>.</p><p><span word="Extreme">Extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Ban">Ban</span> <span word="Ki">Ki</span>-<span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="adaptation">adaptation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="shocks">shocks</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legally">legally</span>-<span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2015 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> [<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>] <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Durban">Durban</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ban">Ban</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Kyoto">Kyoto</span> <span word="Protocol">Protocol</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1997 <span word="set">set</span> <span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="expires">expires</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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