U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has called on 100 of the world’s environment ministers to help launch a “Green New Deal” that would stimulate the global economy by developing renewable sources of energy. Speaking to ministers and delegates at the U.N. climate conference in Poznan, Poland, Moon urged world leaders not to use the global recession as an excuse to delay reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saying, “We must re-commit ourselves to the urgency of our cause.” He said that converting world economies from carbon-based fuels to renewable energy sources could provide a “massive stimulus” while also combating climate change.
U.N. Chief Urges Green `New Deal’
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