During his official visit to Finland, the UN/S-G met with President Tarja Halonen and called for greater attention to sustainable development, highlighting that climate change is a growing threat to people and economies worldwide. He stated that "our old model of growth is not only obsolete, it is also dangerous,” and underlined the need for a shift towards a green economy with the engagement of all stakeholders.
UN Press Release
Press Conference Transcript
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
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Nordic activities at CSD-19
The Nordic Council of Ministers and its Finnish chairmanship held a side event at CSD-19 titled "Sustainable Consumption and Production – the building blocks for a Greener Economy".
Video and materials from the event are now online. To watch or read presentations from the Nordic side event go to www.norden.org/csd19.
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