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Despite widely differing perspectives and agendas, there seems to be a remarkable global consensus that has built up over a fairly short period of time that climate change and ecology is one of the truly defining issues for humanity.

~Azim Premji

Topics: Agendas Built Change Climate Climate Change Consensus Defining Despite Ecology Fairly Global Humanity Issues Over Period Perspectives Remarkable Seems Short Short Period Time Truly Up Widely

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Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Advancing Between Change Climate Climate Change Connect Dots Economic Economic Growth Empowerment Energy Fight Food Global Growth Health Lifting Must Our Our Planet Out People Planet Poverty Problem Same Saving Scarcity Security Shortages Solutions Water Women

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Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call 'global challenges,' which require global solidarity.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Big Border Call Challenges Change Climate Climate Change Does Global Poor Require Respect Rich Small Solidarity Therefore Which Who You

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The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Burn Cannot Change Clean Clear Climate Climate Change Danger Find Fossil Fossil Fuels Fuels Future Industrial Industrial Revolution Means Need New Our Path Present Prosperity Rely Revolution Sustainable Too Want Way We Cannot

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Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Addressing Around Benefits Change Climate Climate Change Economic Enormous Existential Harness Inherent Opportunities Reap Threat World

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Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Adjust Best Challenges Chance Change Climate Climate Change Course Destroying Development Increasingly Limited Limited Resources Offers Our Ours Path Resources Sustainability Sustainable Sustainable Development World

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I have been very encouraged by President Obama's call to action on climate change both at his Inauguration and in the State of the Union Address. This is a global imperative. I also welcome President Obama's intention to pursue reductions in nuclear arsenals.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Action Address Also Arsenal Been Both Call Change Climate Climate Change Encouraged Global His Imperative Inauguration Intention Nuclear Obama President Pursue Reductions State Union Very Welcome

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Climate change, demographics, water, food, energy, global health, women's empowerment - these issues are all intertwined. We cannot look at one strand in isolation. Instead, we must examine how these strands are woven together.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Cannot Change Climate Climate Change Demographics Empowerment Energy Examine Food Global Health How Instead Intertwined Isolation Issues Look Must Strand Together Water We Cannot Women Woven

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Climate change, in some regions, has aggravated conflict over scarce land, and could well trigger large-scale migration in the decades ahead. And rising sea levels put at risk the very survival of all small island states. These and other implications for peace and security have implications for the United Nations itself.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Change Climate Climate Change Conflict Could Decades Implications Island Itself Land Large-Scale Levels Migration Nations Other Over Peace Put Regions Rising Risk Scarce Sea Security Small Some States Survival Trigger United United Nations Very Well Ahead

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The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Along Change Choices Cleaner Climate Climate Change Debate Economy Energy Fact Happen Overnight Require Settled Shift Tough Tough Choices Way Will Wont

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