2015年CRI Final Draft of Paris Climate Agreement Reached

 

"Colleagues, at this point let me turn now and say that we propose that the ADP adopt the draft conclusions as contained in document FCCC/ADP/2015/L6. Without objection? So decided¹. Thank you."

The draft, currently running to 21 pages, consists of 26 articles covering different issues include emission² reduction, adaptation, loss and damage, finance, technology and transparency of action and support. It will now be handed over to ministers for further discussion next week.

China's chief negotiator Su Wei explains that compared with the draft reached in Geneva in Switzerland earlier this year, this one is much more readable with fewer and clearer options on different issues.

"The progress is reflected in the brackets and the options. It is fair to say that we have made big progress in this period. The first version of the draft was over 100 pages, last year it was hundreds of pages, and it is now running to about 20 pages, more like an agreement."

The Paris agreement is expected to be the second legally-binding instrument under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a treaty which obliges developed countries to take the lead in cutting carbon emission and providing financial support to developing countries.

As negotiations³ came to a close, the French President Francois Hollande has appealed to negotiators to put regional and national interests aside to reach a global climate deal "worthy⁴ of the whole planet".

"Standing⁵ before you, I'm launching an appeal for us to manage to put all interests behind us, regional interests, national interests, interests relating to our level of economic development, so that we might be worthy of the whole planet"

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon also struck a more upbeat tone, saying that never before had the chances of a deal been so good.

"Today as never before the stars are aligned⁶ in favor of a strong, concerted action on climate change. The pace of climate action is quickening. Governments, cities, the private sector⁷, investors⁸ and the public at large increasingly understand the grave risks posed by climate change. They also see the tangible⁹ benefits to be gained by early action."

Moreover, representatives of the most vulnerable low-lying nations are also showing cautious optimism about the final draft.

Tony de Brum is the Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands.

"Keeping in mind that some of the ambitions of the smaller islands states that seemed impossible just three or four years ago have found their way into the text, we are very very pleased that at least that has happened."

Even so, many divergences¹⁰ still remain to be bridged in the agreement.

While financing any deal has been the toughest issue in the negotiations, how to reflect the principal of "common but differentiated¹¹ responsibility" in emissions¹² reduction, along with the problems of adaptation, and transparency still require a lot of work by participants at the conference in the coming week.

For CRI, I'm Niu Honglin.

1 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。

2 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 aligned   

adj.对齐的，均衡的

参考例句：

• Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

8 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

9 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

10 divergences   

n.分叉( divergence的名词复数 )；分歧；背离；离题

参考例句：

• This overall figure conceals wide divergences between the main industrial countries. 这项综合数据掩盖了主要工业国家间的巨大分歧。 来自辞典例句
• Inform Production Planner of any divergences from production plan. 生产计划有任何差异通知生产计划员。 来自互联网

11 differentiated   

区分，区别，辨别( differentiate的过去式和过去分词 )； 区别对待； 表明…间的差别，构成…间差别的特征

参考例句：

• The development of mouse kidney tubules requires two kinds of differentiated cells. 小鼠肾小管的发育需要有两种分化的细胞。
• In this enlargement, barley, alfalfa, and sugar beets can be differentiated. 在这张放大的照片上，大麦，苜蓿和甜菜都能被区分开。

12 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。