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PARIS / COP21 BAN AL GORE
STORY: PARIS / COP21 BAN AL GORE
TRT: 1:48
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 10 DECEMBER 2015, PARIS, FRANCE
1. Various shots, replica of the Eiffel Tower made from folding chairs and postings demanding climate action
2. Med shot, cameras
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“There is no difference now between global and local. Local interests are all discussed and comes out as a global vision. The Member States in September have adopted a very visionary Sustainable Development Agenda aiming by 2030, this is a part of this – climate change. Without having a very robust, ambitious climate change agreement, all these 17 goals, visions, will not be fully implemented.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Albert Gore, Environmental activist and Former US Vice President:
“World leaders are meeting to decide the future of the planet. As leaders of civil society, we are here to deliver the voices of more than six million people worldwide, who are demanding that leaders sign a strong agreement that would shift the world away from carbon pollution and rapidly towards climate solution.”
6. Zoom out, Ban, Gore and civil society representatives holding banner
7. Wide shot, Secretary-General meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
8. Close up, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
9. UPSOUND (French) Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister of France:
“In the afternoon I will propose a new text taking into account what has been said and I hope that tomorrow we can finish [the negotiations]. Thank you very much.”
10. Wide shot, Secretary General and Foreign Minister of France
During a joint press encounter with former US Vice President Al Gore at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) in Paris, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (10 Dec) said nations should look beyond narrow national interests, as “there is no difference now between global and local.”
Ban said local interests should be discussed, but parties should come out with “a global vision.”
Meeting with civil society groups, the Secretary-General noted that combating limate change is key in achieving the Sustainable Development Agenda aiming by 2030.
“Without having a very robust, ambitious climate change agreement,” he said, “all these 17 goals, visions, will not be fully implemented.”
Ban indicated that a new cleaner draft text would be released today, and that may give a much clearer picture of how soon we could have the adoption.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he counts on grassroots organizations to help keep governments accountable, so they implement what they have committed to in words.
On behalf of civil society groups, Gore, who is the Chair of the Climate Reality Project, thanked the Secretary-General for his tireless leadership to solve the climate crisis and said “World leaders are meeting to decide the future of the planet. As leaders of civil society, we are here to deliver the voices of more than 6 people worldwide who are demanding leaders sign a strong agreement that will shift the world away from carbon pollution rapid towards climate solutions.”
The former Vice-President presented a petition signed by 6.2 million people from around the world, as well as a joint statement on behalf of all civil society groups at COP21itious climate change agreement which will make our lives healthier and more prosperous.”
Througout the day, Ban held a series of bilateral meetings with French Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of COP21, Laurent Fabius.
Fabius noted this afternoon he will have a new text and he hoped that the agreement will be signed tomorrow.
Since the beginning of last week, government representative have been negotiating a new agreement with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to less than two degrees Celsius.
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