We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.

我们将应对气候变化的威胁，认识到不采取措施应对气候变化就是对我我们的孩子和后代的背叛。

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We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.

我们将应对气候变化的威胁，因为我们认识到失败将意味着出卖自己的孩子和后人。

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We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.

我们会对气候变化的威胁做出回应，因为我们了解如果不这样做，将会违背对子孙后代的承诺。

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We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.

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"We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations, " he said, warning of a "long and sometimes difficult" path to sustainable energy sources in a nation dominated by its fossil fuel industries such as oil and coal.

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Just as we are connected to all other species, we are fundamentally connected to our own responsibilities to our children, our parents, our ancestors, and our communities of future generations.

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