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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, climate change envoy of the United Arab Emirates, hold up signs that read, "I'm for Climate Action", in English and Arabic, at a joint press conference in Abu Dhabi.

There was no big agreement, but plenty of progress at the UN Climate Summit

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If you support urgent action on climate change, you might be forgiven for feeling cynical about the recent UN Climate Summit in New York. For years, governments have pledged to take strong measures, but 2013 was a record year for greenhouse gas emissions across the globe. But at least one climate activist is feeling hopeful.