Ban Ki-moon told CBC on Thursday that Canada needs to stop stalling on setting climate change goals, and instead become "ambitious and visionary." The UN Secretary General, while acknowledging the Stephen Harper government pledged $300 million dollars to the UN's Green Climate Fund that helps developing countries fight climate change, said there's more to be done by Canada at home. Leona Aglukkaq says Canada still finalizing targets as climate talks begin Climate change impacts heat up UN talks in Lima Canada's climate inaction leaves it 'increasingly isolated' ahead of COP 20 "It's only natural that Canada as one of the G7 countries should take a leadership role," he said in an interview with Peter Mansbridge of The National. Part of that change would involve moving away from a reliance on fossil fuels. "There are ways to make a transformative change from a fossil fuel-based economy to a climate-resilient economy by investing wisely in renewable energy choices," he said.

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