The new treaty is designed to follow the Kyoto protocol, the world's existing treaty to regulate greenhouse gases, the first phase of which expires in 2012.

新条约旨在跟随《京都协议书》的步伐，后者是世界上现有的控制温室气体排放的条约，其第一阶段计划将于2012年到期。

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De Boer pointed out that the 1997 Kyoto protocol, the world's existing treaty on greenhouse gas emissions, took several years to finalise and to come into force.

德·波尔指出，世界上现有的控制温室气体排放的条约——1997年签署的《京都协议书》，也历经数年才得以敲定并生效。

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Europe has been pushing to retain structures and systems set up under the Kyoto protocol, the existing global treaty on climate change.

欧洲一直推动保留现有的全球气候变化条约《京都协议书》的结构和系统。

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The Lisbon Treaty is set to tighten the existing structure of the European Union to strengthen its leadership and international clout.

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In addition, changes to an existing treaty would inevitably require the Senate's advice and consent .

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It is predictable, moreover, that such changes to an existing treaty will be seen by the Democratic Senate as requiring its advice and consent.

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It will supersede the START treaty, which has expired, as well as another existing treaty, Russia-U.S. treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive capabilities.

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