The Paris summit is likely to be a buttoned-down diplomatic battle among countries for grants to support their pledges to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of the pledges that will be made – particularly in ravaged lands like Somalia, northern Nigeria, and Iraq’s Anbar province – is entirely uncertain.
巴黎峰会很可能是一场老套的外交战，各国为争夺支持其兑现缓解和适应气候变化承诺的拨款而在外交上打得头破血流。不幸的是，即将做出承诺的有效性——尤其是在索马里、尼日利亚北部和伊拉克安巴尔省等惨遭蹂躏的土地上——完全是不确定的。