Obama Speaks at UN Climate Change Summit in New York Sept. 22

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UPDATE 9-22: Speech concluded. SEE VIDEO OF OBAMA'S SPEECH HERE

Obama will speak at the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's Climate Change Summit on Sept. 22 at 9:15 am eastern. The speech is likely to be live streamed at cnn.com, msnbc.com and whitehouse.com/live:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is convening a Summit on Climate Change – on 22 September 2009 – to focus Heads of State and Government on the need for urgent action, and to mobilize the highest level political will needed to reach a fair, effective, and scientifically ambitious global climate deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December.

The Summit aims to advance the negotiations, but is not a negotiating session itself. It provides a forum where leaders can discuss fundamental issues, find common ground and provide guidance to their negotiators. The main outcome of the Summit will be captured in a Chair’s Summary. UN

Read the background document on the summit here.
Here is the schedule.