The head of the U. N. 's Environment Program says immediate and decisive action is needed to cut industrial carbon emissions and help vulnerable countries adapt to climate change.

联合国环境规划署的负责任说，必须立即采取果断行动减少工业碳排放量并且帮助弱势国家去适应环境变化。

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The 195-nation U. N. climate summit concluded with delegates adopting the Paris Agreement, the first-ever global climate deal of this sweep and ambition.

参加巴黎出席气候大会的195国谈判代表最终达成《巴黎协定》，《巴黎协定》也成为历史上首个关于气候变化的全球性协定。

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While in New York, Mr.Obama also addressed a high-level summit on climate change,called by U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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But now executive secretary of the U.N.Framework Convention on Climate Change Yvo de Boer says any decision taken next month in Copenhagen will instead be "morally binding."

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The alarming prediction that the Himalayan glaciers are receding faster than those in any part of the world was made in a 2007 report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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The Kyoto Protocol, despite its shortcomings, is the closest thing to an effective international treaty that has emerged from U.N. climate talks.

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It seeks to "generate the political leadership necessary" for a successful outcome at the U.N. climate change negotiation to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December.

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The latest round of U.N. climate change negotiations kicked off this week in Doha, Qatar, launching a 10-day slog that, as usual, faces low expectations.

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