(VOVworld) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged countries and people worldwide to stop global warming. Ban statement was released on Sunday in response to a report by the UN panel on climate change.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech at a session of UN Climate Change Conference. Photo: AFP

The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said global greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise at an accelerating rate. The report says a major cause of the problem is the overuse of fossil fuels to achieve economic growth targets and satisfy the demands of a growing global population.