"UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stepped up his call for all nations rich and poor alike to fight global warming, seeking to break a dispute over which should move first to rein in fossil-fuel pollution.

Speaking as senior ministers arrived at a United Nations gathering of envoys from 190 countries, Ban expressed alarm that the world isn’t moving quickly enough on the issue.

“Our planet has a fever and it is getting hotter every day,” Ban said at a press conference in Lima today. “We can no longer afford to burn our way to prosperity. We must take action now. The more we delay, the more we will have to pay.” "

Alex Morales and Alex Nussbaum report for Bloomberg News December 9, 2014. [2]