The paradox here is that the crisis presents a unique opportunity for the United States and China to strike a deal that would lay the groundwork for a global climate agreement. Indeed, one of the main goals of the most recent biannual meeting of the US/China Strategic Economic Dialogue (held the week before the climate talks began) was to begin work under the “Ten Year Energy and Environment Cooperation Framework” created earlier this year.
这里的矛盾之处在于这场危机向中美两国展示了一个达成协议的特殊机会。这个协议将为达成全球性的气候协议奠定基础。实际上，最近美中之间一年两度的战略经济对话（在气候会议开始的前一周已经举行）的主要目标之一就是开始在“十年能源和环境合作框架”下进行工作，这一框架是本年早些时候建立起来的。