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2011-11-27 20:40<\/span><\/p>\n

Durban – Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu<\/a> on Sunday branded climate change a “huge, huge enemy” that threatened the common home of humanity, imperilling rich and poor alike.<\/p>\n

At a rally on the eve of the 12-day UN climate talks in Durban, Tutu said mankind must now unite in the goal of conquering carbon.<\/p>\n

Tutu hailed those who had backed the fight against apartheid, adding: “Now we are facing another huge, huge enemy.<\/p>\n

“And no one, no country can fight that enemy on his own… an enemy called global warming, climate change,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We have only one home. This is the only home we have. And whether you are rich or poor, this is your only home… you are members of one family, the human race.”<\/p>\n

He added: “You who are rich, you have to come to our side. And we will be waiting for you, on the other side..”<\/p>\n

The rally in Durban’s King’s Park stadium, staged by religious groups, alternated between speeches and music, with the main theme being of “climate justice”.<\/p>\n

But the turnout was sparse, with only a few hundred attending.<\/p>\n

A 12-day conference of the 194-nation UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opens in Durban on Monday.<\/p>\n

Forged nearly 20 years ago, the UNFCCC process is in deep trouble, mired by bickering over how to share out the burden of cutting the greenhouse-gas emissions that cause global warming.<\/p>\n

Poor tropical countries that are least to blame for causing the fossil-fuel emissions that cause the problem are likely to be hit hardest, according to scientists.<\/p>\n

Likely impacts include worsening drought, floods, storms and rising sea levels, with the potential to increase the problems of hunger, homelessness and poverty.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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