With no government commitments, there can be no attempt to limit carbon emissions effectively, which implies that when the world does begin to take action, it will be that much more difficult to slow the pace of climate change and mitigate its effects. Moreover, Europe has been left uncertain about its own system of quotas, which has not functioned particularly well in the first place.
这么一场失败的后果危害性极大。没有了政府承诺，就没有可以有效限制碳排放的尝试，这意味着当全世界都下定决心都去有所行动之时，想要延缓气候变化速度及缓和其负面影响就更加困难了。此外，欧洲对自己的配额系统心里也没底，而该系统自运行之初就一直不太顺利。