Nearly 100 leaders from around the world gathered for a climate change summit in New
York Tuesday morning. President Obama urged leaders to move "boldly, swiftly, and together" to combat the problem of global warning that he admits the United States has long ignored and
warned that action is needed now
to avoid a "global catastrophe."
Officials met today to work towards a climate change treaty to be signed in Denmark in December. "Failure to reach broad agreement in Copenhagen would be morally inexcusable, economically short-sighted and politically unwise," warned U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon."The science demands it. The world economy needs it," he said.
President Obama said the United States is committed to making its largest-ever investment in renewable energy and increasing standards for reducing pollution. China and the United States are the largest emitters of pollution, accounting for about 40 percent of total emissions, according to
the New York Times.
Watch President Obama addressing leaders on climate change below: