摘要
As climate change’s effects intensify,nations inch toward a commoemissions reduction targe After a 32-hour delay,the annual UN climate talks finally came to a close in Lima,Peru,when Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel PulgarVidal struck the gavel in the wee hours of December 14.Formally known as the COP20,or the 20th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention
After a 32-hour delay, the annual UN climate talks finally came to a iclose in Lima, Peru, when PeruvianEnvironment Minister Manuel Pulgar- Vidal struck the gavel in the wee hours of December 14. Formally known as the COP20, or the 20th Session of the Conference of the PaGies to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change （UNFCCC）. the two-week- long negotiations involved negotiators from more than 190 countries and organizations. Its conclusion marks a step forward to a new agreement addressing climate change, which is tentatively scheduled to be passed at the end of 2015 in Paris and go into effect in 2020.
