THRONGS of people were overwhelmed by tears and cheers on December 12, 2015 as French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, president of the Paris climate change conference, struck a green gavel. It signaled the conclusion...THRONGS of people were overwhelmed by tears and cheers on December 12, 2015 as French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, president of the Paris climate change conference, struck a green gavel. It signaled the conclusion of a marathon 13- day negotiation between delegates representing nearly 200 different countries and regions, who had gathered in Paris. The representatives at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference made a deal that will go down in history as a rare moment of worldwide cooperation in the face of a monumental challenge, But as fellow negotiators hugged each other in celebration, grave concerns lurked in the recesses of their minds - this was just the beginning of a war against climate change that is expected to last for generations.展开更多
文摘THRONGS of people were overwhelmed by tears and cheers on December 12, 2015 as French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, president of the Paris climate change conference, struck a green gavel. It signaled the conclusion of a marathon 13- day negotiation between delegates representing nearly 200 different countries and regions, who had gathered in Paris. The representatives at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference made a deal that will go down in history as a rare moment of worldwide cooperation in the face of a monumental challenge, But as fellow negotiators hugged each other in celebration, grave concerns lurked in the recesses of their minds - this was just the beginning of a war against climate change that is expected to last for generations.
