{"id":704,"date":"2011-11-11T09:41:06","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T09:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rtcc.org\/?p=704"},"modified":"2012-02-13T15:16:38","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T15:16:38","slug":"kofi-annan-slams-world-leaders-for-inaction-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2011\/11\/11\/kofi-annan-slams-world-leaders-for-inaction-on-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Kofi Annan slams world leaders for inaction on climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_705\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-705\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-705\" title=\"704creditkofi annan foundation kofi annan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2011\/11\/704creditkofi-annan-foundation-kofi-annan-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2011\/11\/704creditkofi-annan-foundation-kofi-annan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2011\/11\/704creditkofi-annan-foundation-kofi-annan.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan (Source: Kofi Annan Foundation)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\">RTCC staff<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kofi Annan has slammed world leaders for their failure to act on climate change and has warned of dire consequences for the world\u2019s poorest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at California\u2019s Stanford University, the former UN secretary general called for a ramping up of action from governments starting in Durban at the COP17 negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change is an all-encompassing threat to our health, security, and stability. Yet so far, our generation of leaders &#8211; including those here in the United States &#8211; have failed to find the vision or courage to tackle it,\u201d said Annan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis lack of long-term collective vision and leadership is inexcusable. It has global repercussions, and it will be those least responsible for climate change- the poorest and most vulnerable, that will pay the highest price.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nobel Peace Prize-winner said that increasingly difficult agricultural conditions will force farmers to leave their land, not just in Africa but around the world, triggering mass migration and food shortages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we must hope that the Climate talks in Durban next month move us towards a universal and fair framework to tackle climate change. We need concerted action to reduce global emissions and protect citizens and countries against the impact of climate change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKey to such an agreement, of course, will be recapturing the sense of common purpose based on shared values \u2013 something we seem to have lost in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full speech <a href=\"http:\/\/kofiannanfoundation.org\/newsroom\/speeches\/2011\/11\/food-security-global-challenge\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two reports released this week have highlighted the urgent need for action.<\/p>\n<p>The IEA predicts that the window to limit warming to two degrees will <a title=\"IEA: Time running out to cap warming at two degrees\" href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/policy\/iea-time-running-out-to-cap-warming-at-two-degrees\/\" target=\"_blank\">close by 2017<\/a>. A study by the charity Christian Aid claimed that Africa <a title=\"$35 billion per year needed to provide clean energy in Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/policy\/35-billion-per-year-needed-to-provide-clean-energy-in-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">requires $35 billion<\/a> of investment per year to bring clean energy to the continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former UN chief calls for action on climate change in Durban to avoid mass migration and food shortages","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3858,35],"tags":[39,25,117,14],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-policy","category-cop17","tag-development","tag-migration","tag-un","tag-unfccc-videos"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- 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