The cost of this effort would be a fraction of what the US would spend on even a single large-scale demonstration project. But, perhaps more importantly in the long run, it would create the framework of collaboration and trust that is required if the world is to achieve a larger global climate agreement.
这种伙伴关系，将为美国减少一半的实验学术成本跟时间，还会避免冗余浪费。这种努力的成本，甚至只是美国在一个大型示范项目上花费的一部分。不过从长远来看，或许更为重要的是，若世界要达成一项更大的全球气候协议，这种伙伴关系将创建必需的合作与信任框架。