President Obama to address The U.N. On Climate Summit

The first item on the long list of issues to be addressed at the UN General Assembly in New York this week is climate change.

President Barack Obama will today address a group of world leaders at the U.N. Climate Summit, a meeting hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and open to leaders of all 193 U.N. member states, though not all will attend, plus members of the private sector.

President Obama's first stop in a busy week at the General Assembly offers him a chance to shift the conversation away from the threat posed by ISIS, Ebola, and other national security matters and focus on an issue where he can tout accomplishments.

Last year President Obama unveiled several executive actions aimed at reducing carbon emissions and combating climate change, and at Today's summit, White House officials say, the President will highlight the need for the international community to come up with a plan with the same aim.

Source: CNN