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Video from HSH the Prince of Monaco at the U.N. during Climate Week

Video from HSH the Prince of Monaco at the U.N. during Climate Week

NRDC President Frances Beinecke and I did a press conference at the United Nations yesterday with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and others to highlight the impacts of global warming on the Arctic and the urgent need to both reduce CO2 emissions AND create new mechanisms to manage fishing, shipping and other industrial activities rapidly emerging in the region.

HSH the Prince also spoke eloquently to the General Assembly about the need to international action - watch his speech below:

 

 

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arctic, arcticcommision, arcticfisheries, arcticocean, arcticseaice, climateweek, copenhagencountdown, globalwarming, monaco, polarbears, princealbertII, unitednations, unitednationsarctic

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