French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered remarks at the United Nations global climate change summit. In his remarks he proposed that heads of state from major economies meet in November to discuss the climate change agenda ahead of a December climate summit in Copenhagen.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened a climate change summit to focus heads of state on the urgent need for action on global climate change, and to mobilize political will needed to reach a agreement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009.