2016年CRI Joint document deposit highlights China, U.S. partnership in climate action

 

The presidents of China and the United States handed over a series of documents to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a ceremony.

The papers certify¹ that the US and China, representing the world's two biggest carbon emitters, have taken the necessary steps to join the Paris agreement.

President Xi Jinping said that climate change concerns the well-being² and future of humanity. The Paris Agreement has charted the course for post-2020 global cooperation against climate change, and it indicates that cooperative, win-win, equitable³ and fair climate governance is being shaped.

"China is the world's largest developing country and the United States is the world's largest developed country. The two countries have all along maintained effective communication and cooperation on climate change issues. Depositing the documents together, China and the United States have displayed their ambition and determination to jointly⁴ tackle a global challenge."

The president also added that taking advantage of the implementation⁵ of the Paris Agreement, the international community should boost efforts to improve global climate governance and innovate⁶ actions, to support the full operation of the agreement.

For his part, President Barack Obama also stressed the importance of the agreement, adding that it's not a fight that any one country can take alone.

"We are here together because we believe that for all the challenges that we face, the growing threat of climate change could define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other challenge. Nearly 200 nations came together as a strong enduring framework to set the world on a course to a low carbon future. And some day we may see this as the moment that we finally decided⁷ to save our planet."

To fulfill⁸ its commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change, China will cut its carbon emissions⁹ per unit of GDP by 60 to 65 percent by 2030 from the 2005 levels, increase non-fossil fuel sources in primary energy consumption to about 20 percent, and peak its carbon emissions by 2030.

With the G20 Hangzhou summit set to convene¹⁰ on Sunday, Xi Jinping says China appreciates the U.S. side's cooperation and support for its hosting of the summit.

"Holding a successful summit is the international community's shared expectation, as well as the due responsibility of China and the United States as the world's two largest economies. The summit will officially kick off tomorrow. China hopes to work with the United States and other parties to achieve fruitful results during the summit to inject momentum¹¹ to the world economy while lifting confidence."

Meanwhile, during their 8th face-to-face talk, the leaders exchanged views on issues including bilateral¹² relations, the global economy, and concerns over the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Both presidents have agreed that the two countries share extensive common interests, and should continue to reinforce communication and cooperation, manage and control their differences in a constructive¹³ manner, and push forward the continuous, sound and stable development of bilateral ties.

For CRI, I'm Niu Honglin.

1 certify   

vt.证明，证实；发证书(或执照)给

参考例句：

• I can certify to his good character.我可以证明他品德好。
• This swimming certificate is to certify that I can swim one hundred meters.这张游泳证是用以证明我可以游100米远。

2 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

3 equitable   

adj.公平的；公正的

参考例句：

• This is an equitable solution to the dispute. 这是对该项争议的公正解决。
• Paying a person what he has earned is equitable. 酬其应得,乃公平之事。

4 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

5 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

6 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

9 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

10 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

11 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

12 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

13 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。