LONDON – This December, world leaders will gather in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will attempt – yet again – to hammer out a global agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Despite the inevitable sense of déjà vu that will arise as negotiators struggle to reach a compromise, they must not give up.
伦敦——今年12月，各国领导人将汇聚巴黎召开联合国气候变化会议，届时他们将再次尝试制定一项温室气体减排的全球性协议。尽管谈判代表们全力达成妥协难免让人感觉似曾相识，但他们绝对不能放弃。无论考虑何种政治经济因素，都无法改变这样一个事实：如果全球气温比工业革命前上升超过2℃，给地球造成的后果将是灾难性的。