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Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama and David Cameron were among the global icons who gave speeches at the UN Summit. Here is your edie multimedia rundown of what they said.
Di Caprio
The newly appoined UN Messenger of Peace told the assembly that humankind has looked at climate change as if it were a fiction, happening to someone else’s planet.
Honored to accept at this key moment for #Climate2014. RT @UN: Ban Ki-moon names @LeoDiCaprio Messenger of Peace http://t.co/GfOEvhlvAJ
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) September 16, 2014
Obama
In a rousing speech, President Obama said “We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it
“We cannot condemn our children…to a future that is beyond their capacity to repair.” –Obama: http://t.co/KzEU5thslX #ActOnClimate
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 23, 2014
Cameron
David Cameron then told the assembly he believed he had led the greenest UK government ever.
David Cameron, Prime Minister of UK: We are on track to cut emissions by 80 percent by 2050 #Climate2014
— Climate Summit Live (@Climate2014Live) September 23, 2014
UN Secretary General
Ban Ki-Moon closed the days proceedings saying “We have delivered”. He added “let us look back on today as the day we decided – as a human family – to put our house in order to make it liveable for future generations.
New York City paid a special ‘green’ tribute to the success of the summit.
We’ll glow green tonight to honor @ClimateWeekNYC & @ClimateGroup, which aims to combat global #climatechange! #CWNYC pic.twitter.com/Wau3LZk26X
— Empire State Bldg (@EmpireStateBldg) September 22, 2014
Brad Allen