UN Sec-Gen says climate policies 'moral imperative'

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Updated September 22, 2009 11:09:26

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has told a public forum in New York that the world has a moral imperative to sign a new deal to cut carbon emissions at the Copenhagen talks in December.

Before the meeting, the Secretary-General had a brief one-on-one meeting with Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Presenter: Sabra Lane
Speakers: Kevin Rudd, Australian Prime Minister; Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General; Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister; Todd Stern, US Climate Change envoy; Jairam Ramesh is the Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests; Hugh Jackman, actor and World Vision ambassador

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