The following article appeared in the July-August 2008 issue of NewsNotes, published by the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (MOGC). It was written by Emily Thrush, an intern with the MOGC through the Discipleship Year program. To subscribe to an electronic version of NewsNotes, please use this link.

Following is an excerpt of the address “Kick the habit: Towards a low carbon economy,” given by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on World Environment Day, June 5, 2008. It was printed in the July-August 2008 issue of NewsNotes, published by the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. To subscribe to an electronic version of NewsNotes, please use this link.