Sentences with phrase «existential threats posed by climate change»

He said, «Last month, the 18th Saarc Summit held in Kathmandu, adopted the «Kathmandu Declaration» where the Saarc heads of government stressed on effective implementation of the Saarc Agreement on Rapid Response to Natural Disasters, Saarc Convention on Cooperation on Environment and Thimphu Statement on Climate Change, including taking into account the existential threats posed by climate change to some SAARC memberstates.»

The reality of historic responsibility, the vast disparity in per capita emissions, the legitimate development needs of countries whose populations struggle with the crisis of poverty and the existential threat posed by climate change must be faced.

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Climate change caused by fossil fuels and other human activities poses an existential threat to Homo sapiens and contributes to mass extinction of species.

In a December 4 address to the high - level segment of COP18, UN Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon spoke in apocalyptic terms of the «existential» threat to humanity and the planet posed by the «crisis» of climate change.

«Climate change caused by fossil fuels and other human activities poses an existential threat to Homo sapiens and contributes to mass extinction of species,» the Vatican text states.