CANCUN, Mexico-U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged governments to rise to the global-warming challenge, and Pacific islanders pleaded for haste in drafting a new pact to slow climate change before their homes are swallowed by the rising ocean. The appeals Tuesday came as a two-week U.N. climate conference moved into its final days, with delegates seeking to resolve a host of arguments barring agreements to help poor countries cope with climate change and protect the world’s last native forests. With divisions running deep, the 193-nation conclave set aside the seemingly…
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UN chief warns climate talks are too slow