Ban Ki-moon Lima

The global climate pact set for adoption in Paris next year should phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, says London-based environmental lawyer Farhana Yamin.

Green groups hoped for a big turnout at a protest in Lima today aimed at heaping pressure on ministers haggling over a post-2020 deal to curb carbon emissions.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, expressing deep concern about slow action to combat climate change, told governments at U.N. talks in Lima on Tuesday there was no "time for tinkering" and urged a radical shift to greener economies.

Rich countries had by Tuesday pledged more than $10 billion in climate aid for poor economies in a major milestone for UN global warming talks in Lima, according to a tally compiled by AFP.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that he will travel to the Climate Conference in Peru next week and is hopeful that delegates will draft an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The global climate pact set for adoption in Paris next year should phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, says London-based environmental lawyer Farhana Yamin.

Green groups hoped for a big turnout at a protest in Lima today aimed at heaping pressure on ministers haggling over a post-2020 deal to curb carbon emissions.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, expressing deep concern about slow action to combat climate change, told governments at U.N. talks in Lima on Tuesday there was no "time for tinkering" and urged a radical shift to greener economies.

Rich countries had by Tuesday pledged more than $10 billion in climate aid for poor economies in a major milestone for UN global warming talks in Lima, according to a tally compiled by AFP.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that he will travel to the Climate Conference in Peru next week and is hopeful that delegates will draft an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.