In a series of opening addresses to the U.N. talks, heads of state and government exhorted each other to find common cause in two weeks of bargaining to steer the global economy away from its dependence on fossil fuels. RESENDING WITH FULL SHOTLIST, SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LE BOURGET, FRANCE (NOVEMBER 30, 2015) (HOST BROADCASTER - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF PANEL 2. KIRIBATI PRESIDENT ANOTE TONG STANDING AT LECTERN 3. (SOUNDBITE)(English) KIRIBATI PRESIDENT ANOTE TONG, SAYING: "For those of us whose survival, whose very survival is at stake, our plea is very simple. Let us give substance to the pledges that are being made. Let us give substance to our eloquent contributions. Let us not pay lip service to an issue that demands immediate and urgent action." 4. FILIPINO PRESIDENT, BENIGNO AQUINO WALKING TO THE PODIUM 5. (SOUNDBITE)(English) PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT, BENIGNO AQUINO, SAYING: "This year alone about five per cent of our total budget was allocated for climate change. Furthermore, just this October the Philippines submitted its intended nationally determined contributions, or INDC, committing our country to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions conditionally by 70 per cent by 2030. We are ready to do our part if other nations demonstrate support in terms of finance, technology, development and capacity building. Today the Philippines with the rest of the climate-vulnerable forum, a group that will soon grow to represent at least one billion people, makes our case. In the name of all our citizens, we ask you to give our proposal for more climate financing the consideration it deserves." 6. JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE WALKING TO THE PODIUM 7. (SOUNDBITE)(Japanese) JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER, SHINZO ABE, SAYING (OFFICIAL TRANSLATION): "Many point out that the present INDC submitted by countries alone are unlikely to achieve the below two degrees Celsius objective. I'd like the Paris agreement to include the setting of a long-term goal, as well as the establishment of a common process for the review of nationally determined mitigation contributions. Japan, on its part, will certainly implement its already submitted ambitious INDC and its national adaptation plan. Japan has announced actions for Cool Earth 2.0, namely ACE 2.0. This is a reinforcement of Japan's contribution to climate change actions which has presented as ACE in 2013. The first component of the contribution is a support to developing countries. We cannot overlook the difficulties of those developing countries suffering from the negative impact of climate change. Japan will provide in 2020 approximately 1.3 trillion (Yen) of public and private climate finance, one point three times up from the current level to developing countries. I believe the increased finance from Japan, if added to the accumulated contributions by countries and international organisations will clarify a pathway to the achievement of the commitment made at COP15 (in Copenhagen) that is the mobilisation of 100 billion dollars in climate finance per year to developing countries. We will enrich the livelihood of people living on the earth by reducing greenhouse emissions." 8. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT PETRO POROSHENKO WALKING TO PODIUM 9. (SOUNDBITE)(English) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, PETRO POROSHENKO, SAYING: "Ladies and gentlemen, my country became an object of hybrid warfare. A hybrid warfare which result in hybrid consequences. They may be less visible but they are still very damaging. One of them, the risk of the environmental disaster in the eastern part of Ukraine, Donbass. Russian-backed terrorists planted many mines in this area. Their criminal action led to poisoning drinking-water, soil, flora, farming in the region. Donbass became a shooting range for Russian and pro-Russian troops. As a result, the ground and atmosphere is heavily polluted with exploded armour as well as the leakage from the shell, chemical and other sensitive industrial plant. I strongly believe the issue of the environment protection under the condition of the conflict can no longer remain without adequate response of the international community. This problem, among others, will be the focus of our activities within United Nations system, in particular, the United Nation Environment Programme." 10. DELEGATES APPLAUDING

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