UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- World leaders converge Tuesday in New York to focus on climate change, with the clock ticking down toward a summit this year in Denmark, where a global climate change pact is to be signed.
In Melbourne, a man dressed as Australia's prime minister highlights that leaders must "wake up" to climate change.
In Melbourne, a man dressed as Australia's prime minister highlights that leaders must "wake up" to climate change.
Negotiations for the global pact have stalled, and Tuesday's gathering is aimed at jump-starting those talks.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are among the world leaders expected to speak Tuesday.
Roundtables are also planned, all with the overarching and generally accepted goal of limiting the rise of Earth's temperature to within 2 degrees Fahrenheit above its temperature before the industrial revolution.read more
