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Greenpeace activists writing a slogan on the Belchatow power-generating plant, in Belchatow, Poland, 03 July 2007. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said 'global sweeping concerted action' was now needed on climate change as the final "synthesis" report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released 17 November 2007. The new report makes clear that global warming is a man-made phenomenon and is already taking place. It also warns of catastrophic and unavoidable consequences if the atmosphere warms by more than 2 degrees Celsius. (KEYSTONE/ EPA/GRZEGORZ MICHALOWSKI) POLAND OUT