BBC News - UN climate talks 'need science-based ambition'

 

"We are all agreed that the Earth is in danger, and we're all agreed that we must do something about it," [Zuma] told delegates.

...Mr Ban said that movement towards a green economy was crucial in order to overcome not only climate change, but the coming shortages of natural resources.

"The answer is clear, even if the exact path is not," he said.

..."Ministers here in Durban have no excuse if they ignore the deafening alarm bells coming from the scientific community," said Keith Allott, head of climate change at WWF-UK.

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  Finally a celebrity at #COP17. Harrison Ford will share the stage with Zuma at an event tomorrow. @josinjozi

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