UN Secretary-General Issues Stark Warning On Climate Change

Delegates attending the Third World Climate Conference in Geneva have presented an apocalyptic vision of the future if nations do not enact strong measures to stop climate change. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a two-day high-level segment by warning the planet faces environmental, social and political disaster if the world’s climate is not stabilized.

“The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. It may be virtually ice-free by 2030,” said Ban.

He says increased melt from the Greenland ice cap threatens to raise sea levels and alter the flow of the Gulf Stream that keeps Europe warm. He warns the world is heading towards an abyss.

“We are not just changing the environment. Climate change is altering the geopolitical landscape,” added Ban. “We see this in the new scramble for Arctic resources as the Northwest and Northeast passages open up. We see it in increased migration from the dry lands that are home to two-billion people. And, we see it in rising sea levels.”

Voice of America