UN General Assembly
2008

the livelihood of many in the developing world depends, and by increasing climate-related natural disasters, which are hitting hard the most vulnerable bottom billion, as in the case of Typhoon Nargis. The conventional growth approach based on cheap fossil fuel is among the factors driving up the prices of oil and food. As such, we need a new climate- friendly strategy for energy and development if we are to attain the goals of the MDGs while addressing climate change. I encourage all agencies of the United Nations to closely cooperate to develop a new road map. In that regard, I would like to express my full support for the energetic leadership of Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, who has been working hard to place climate change as our top priority on the global agenda. The Republic of Korea recently embraced a low- carbon, green growth paradigm. We strongly believe that that is and should be the new paradigm for growth and development of the world in the future. We support the global vision of reducing greenhouse gas emissions