United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon stood on thinning Arctic ice when he urged member nations to agree to a new climate deal at the December UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Having departed the Norwegian capital, Oslo, yesterday, Mr. Ban made his way to the Svalbard archipelago off the northern coast, where he visited research stations and met with scientists, who updated him on the latest science regarding ice-melting.

"Now is the time for decision-making," the Secretary-General stressed. "We must seal a deal in Copenhagen for a global, equitable and comprehensive deal for the future of humanity and the future of Planet Earth."

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