This goal was achieved – but only by creating a huge 37-page document containing every possible option that countries may want to see in next year’s deal. Delegates did not attempt to negotiate between the various options, taking to heart the old maxim “Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?”
利马会议有两个目标。第一是为2015年巴黎协定制定纲领。这一目标实现了——但只是形成了长达37页的文件，其中包括了各国在明年的协议中希望看到的所有可能选择。代表们没有尝试就不同选项进行谈判，大家都对古老的格言心照不宣——“能拖到明天的事情何必在今天做掉呢？”