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As Marrakech Climate Talks End, Worries Remain About U.S. Pullout

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For the past two weeks, representatives from about 200 countries have been in Morocco to talk about climate change. This conference was the first major meeting to follow the landmark² agreement last year in Paris. But Donald Trump³'s victory last week complicated these talks. Trump has called climate change a hoax⁴ and has pledged to pull the U.S. out of the Paris agreement.

With us now from Marrakech, Morocco, is Susan Phillips. She's a reporter from WHYY in Philadelphia who's been covering the talks. Hi, there.

SUSAN PHILLIPS, BYLINE⁵: Hi.

MCEVERS: So you were there on the day of the election. How did people react?

PHILLIPS: Just shock and devastation⁶. There was a lot of tears, but, you know, pretty quickly people just went right into a defiant⁷ optimism. This is going to keep going. The Paris agreement - there's so much momentum⁸ behind it that it's just not going to fall apart.

MCEVERS: And remind us - what are negotiators trying to do there in Morocco?

PHILLIPS: So this follows the agreement reached in Paris last year to keep carbon emissions⁹ down enough to make sure that global temperatures don't rise more than 2 degrees Celsius¹⁰. And the negotiators and the activists¹¹ came here with goals to actually go beyond Paris, to make sure that the world is warming even less than 2 degrees above preindustrial levels.

But also more importantly, they came here to try to raise more money for developing countries. Poorer countries would need a lot more money to adapt and help reduce their own emissions.

MCEVERS: How did Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election change things there at the negotiations¹²?

PHILLIPS: So these negotiators who were sort of rock stars in Paris suddenly became lame¹³ ducks here in Marrakech, and nobody really knew what was going to happen. Here's Catherine Novelli. She's an under secretary, and this was at a press briefing about oceans, but basically everybody just wanted to know about Trump.

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CATHERINE NOVELLI: You know, I just can't speculate. You know, I can only tell you what is right now. And, you know, that'll be for the future to answer.

PHILLIPS: So Novelli's not the only one that doesn't know what's going to happen. Everyone here doesn't know what's going to happen. And one of the biggest concerns is the money. You know, poorer nations need money from the wealthier nations in order to meet their own emissions goals. They also need to adapt to rising sea levels and droughts.

And what's really scary here for some of those really poor countries is, is that money going to come through? If the U.S. pulls out, will others pull out as well?

MCEVERS: So people saying they don't know what's going to happen, but how are the major players in the Paris Agreement talking about what would happen if the U.S. withdraws?

PHILLIPS: So China seems excited to take a leadership role. Every country here has said we are not going to withdraw, whether or not the U.S. pulls out. But again, it's - you know, it's open to question. And a lot will also depend on countries like India. I mean, for now, they're saying they're staying in, but there's so many unknowns.

And people here are still hoping to convince Trump that climate change is an important issue that he needs to address, that he needs to attack. And so they're here strategizing. And one of the things you'll hear is, well, maybe we should take an ad out in The Washington Post or maybe we should try to talk some sense into Trump's children. But at the end of the day, there's really a big unknown.

MCEVERS: Reporter Susan Phillips with WHYY, thank you very much.

PHILLIPS: You're welcome.

1 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

2 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 hoax   

v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧

参考例句：

• They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
• They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 defiant   

adj.无礼的，挑战的

参考例句：

• With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
• He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

8 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。

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 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

11 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 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。

13 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。