IPCC at the High Level Summit on Climate Change

Nearly 100 world leaders accepted UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's invitation to participate in an historic Summit on Climate Change.  During the opening ceremony, the Chairman of the IPCC,  Mr R.K. Pachauri addressed the Summit.

Summit of Climate Change

“Failure to reach broad agreement in Copenhagen would be morally inexcusable, economically short-sighted and politically unwise,” the Secretary-General said in his opening address. “Now is the moment to act in common cause.”

"There is little time left. The opportunity and responsibility to avoid catastrophic climate change is in your hands," Mr. Ban said, closing the day-long Summit on Climate Change.

The Summit marked the first UN visit for the Presidents of China and the United States as well as the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan.