Ban urges China to lead climate change fight

United Nations, New York, 24 July 2009 - Noon briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. China can act as a model for developing countries and the wider world by investing in environmentally friendly growth and prioritizing the creation of cleaner energy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says, urging the leaders of the planet's most populous nation to serve as the vanguard of tomorrow's economy.

Addressing the launch on Friday in Beijing for a new energy-saving initiative known as the Green Lights Project, Mr. Ban said that China's recent emergence as the world's leading emitter of greenhouse gases meant it was vital for the international community that the country pursues sustainable environmental and economic policies.

China has the size and power to blaze a new trail for the world. It has the vision to create a new clean-energy path to prosperity, he said, calling on the country to assume a global leadership role.

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