Wednesday, January 17, 2007

UN 'should take lead on climate'


The top UN official on climate change says the failure of world leaders to agree on global warming means it is time for the UN to take the lead.

Yvo de Boer, head of the UN Climate Secretariat, wants a summit of world leaders to talk about what happens when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.

Despite rising sea levels, there is no agreement on how to deal with global warming's long-term threat.

In fact, Mr de Boer says, the process is getting more and more stuck.

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