French, Philippine leaders appeal for climate action

French President Francois Hollande and Philippine leader Benigno Aquino appealed Thursday for urgent global action on climate change, seeking to build momentum for a planned historic accord at a UN summit in Paris. On the first day of Hollande's visit to the Philippines, the leaders offered a show of unity they said could serve as a model for rich and poor nations who have long been divided over how to tackle climate change. "We have a duty to act together and that's why I came here to the Philippines, to launch an appeal, to seal an alliance," Hollande told a business forum ahead of his joint appeal with Aquino. Hollande is due to host the United Nations' summit in December aiming to seal a global pact that would save the world from the catastrophic impacts of climate change.

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