Twenty years ago, the world agreed to reduce sharply emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, but little progress has been made. Instead, the rapid growth of the emerging economies, especially coal-burning China, has caused global CO2 emissions to soar.
20年前，世界各国就已同意大幅减少二氧化碳和其他温室气体排放，但迄今为止仍然收效甚微。相反，新兴经济，尤其是中国燃煤量的快速增长已经导致全球二氧化碳排放快速增长。