"Unless we fight climate change, unless we stop this trend, we'll have devastating consequences for humanity."
In March 2007, in a UN conference in New York he said that climate change was a top priority to the United Nations...
"Climate change poses at least as big a threat to the world as war."
"Today, war continues to threaten countless men, women and children across the globe. It is the source of untold suffering and loss. And the majority of the UN's work still focuses on preventing and ending conflict.
But, the danger posed by war to all of humanity - and to our planet - is at least matched by the climate crisis and global warming," he said. "I believe that the world has reached a critical stage in its efforts to exercise responsible environmental stewardship.
The world needs a more coherent system of international environmental governance. We need to invest more in green technologies and smarter policies. And we need to do far more to adapt to global warming and its effects.
But, our efforts should focus particularly on the needs of the poor, who already suffer disproportionately from pollution, disasters and the degradation of resources and land."
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