STOCKHOLM, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The King of Norway Harald V called on the whole world to take responsibility for the climate change in his traditional speech to the nation on New Year's Eve, according to reports reaching here from Oslo on Tuesday.

    "We can no longer overlook all the signals and warnings about the climate change and now it is the time to take on a global responsibility and a common course," the Norwegian broadcaster NRK quoted the king as saying.

    "We must not lose faith in that it is the individual, who dare to stand up for what he or she believes in, that can change the world," he added.

    The king also stressed the need for tolerance in our society.

    "We may establish tolerance by law, but it is in the human mind we find the root of injustice toward those with ideas different from our own. It is also there we must take the fight," the king said in his speech.

    King Harald V ended his speech by sending an extra warm greeting to the Norwegian forces serving on peacekeeping missions in several places on the globe.