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...the Kyoto Protocol...the first component of an authentic global governance... -- Jacques Chirac
Neither transitions nor transformations will be manageable without novel forms of global governance and markets -- Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment. -- George Papandreou
A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed. -- Ban Ki-moon
It is obvious that humanity faces existential threats of a global nature. They are global in the sense that is not possible to deal with them unless we resort to global governance. -- Torbjorn Tannsjo
What we need is political leadership which can give guidance to the development of global governance. We need business leadership which goes beyond shareholder value to understand the needs and fears of other stakeholders and their communities. -- Juan Somavia
For the first time, humanity is instituting a genuine instrument Kyoto Protocol of global governance,"..."By acting together, by building this unprecedented instrument, the first component of an authentic global governance, we are working for dialogue and peace. -- Jacques Chirac
For nearly five decades the World Federalists have worked to promote a strengthened UN and more effective institutions of global governance. I offer my personal endorsement. Now a great opportunity has opened for the realization of the dreams of the UN's founders. -- Walter Cronkite
Either the Earth System would undergo major phase transitions as a result of unchecked human pressure on nature's capacities and resources or a "Great Transformation" towards global sustainability would be initiated in due course. Neither transitions nor transformations will be manageable without novel forms of global governance and markets... -- Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
The WTO has one of the most impressive records in global economic governance, by promoting trade liberalisation and economic development. -- Anna Lindh
The current global landscape is quite different from the not-too-distant past. The process of globalization has intensified, and the world is moving towards new forms of governance. -- Michelle Bachelet
Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries. -- Kamla Persad-Bissessar
America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance. -- Mohamed El-Erian
No matter what you do, any country in the world is going to have the ability to set its own rules internally. Any country in the world can pull the plug. It's not a question of technical issues, it's not a question of right or wrong, it's not a question of whether global Internet governance is right or wrong. It's just with us. -- Vint Cerf
Global governance need not take a democratic form. -- Torbjorn Tannsjo
Global governance is just a euphemism for global government. -- Jacques Attali
Global market forces will sort out those companies that do not have sound corporate governance. -- Mervyn King
The world needs a new global architecture, additional layers of governance, to deal with issues that neither nations nor traditional forms of intergovernmental organizations can cope with. -- Amitai Etzioni

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