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CLIMATE CHANGE / BAN KI-MOON

Following the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Secretary-General tells the media at the Security Council stakeout that he is encouraged and optimistic about a robust agreement when world leaders meet next week. UNTV

Duration:01:29Date:08 December 2009

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United Nations Television, ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION,03.05.00

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STORY: CLIMATE CHANGE / BAN KI-MOON 
SOURCE: UNTV 
TRT: 1:29 
RESTRICTIONS: NONE 
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 8 DECEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:

1.Wide shot, exterior, UN headquarters 
2.Pan left, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arriving to the media stakeout 
3. Med shot, cameramen 
4. SOUNDBITE (English) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
 “Copenhagen can and must be the turning point in the world’s efforts to prevent runaway climate change and usher in a new era of green growth for all.” 
5. Med shot, cameraman 
6. Close up, journalists writing 
7. SOUNDBITE (English) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “ Nothing that has come out in the public as a result of the recent email hackings has cast doubt on the basic scientific message on climate change. And that message is quite clear – that climate change is happening much, much faster than we realised and we human beings are the primary cause.” 
8. Med shot, cameraman 
9. SOUNDBITE (English) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “I am encouraged that negotiation is proceeding reasonably well with full participation and a sense of flexibility and compromise. When the leaders from all around the world gather on 17 and 18 December, I am sure that they will be united to take necessary action.” 
10. Close up, cameraman 
11. Pan right, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon walking away from media stakeout

STORYLINE:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters today that he feels encouraged and optimistic about the ongoing Climate Change negotiations in Copenhagen. He expects a robust agreement that will be effective immediately and include specific recommendations on mitigation, adaptation, finance and technology.

“Copenhagen can and must be the turning point in the world’s efforts to prevent runaway climate change and usher in a new era of green growth for all,” he said. 
  
When asked about an email scandal called ‘climategate’ involving the publication of hacked emails on websites run by climate change skeptics, he said that nothing has cast any doubt on the basic scientific message that humans are the primary cause of climate change.

He added that his decisions are based on the scientific evidence and information from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report in 2007.

Turning back to Copenhagen , he said he was encouraged that the negotiations were proceeding reasonably well with, “full participation and a sense of flexibility and compromise” and was sure that world leaders would take necessary action.

He added that never have so many different nations of all sizes and economic status made so many firm pledges together to combat climate change.

More than 100 world leaders including US President Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India are expected to attend the high-level negotiations next week in Copenhagen.

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