On 12.12.2015, in Paris, under the United Nations, 195 governments got together and unanimously —decided to intentionally change the course of the global economy in order to protect the most vulnerable and improve the life of all of us.
In 2009, Copenhagen, the same governments convened in Copenhagen and failed miserably. Why did it fail miserable
deeply entrenched divide between the global North and global South.
1) Optimisim
2) Technology: clean technologies, particular renewable energy technologies
3) economic equation, because of huge costs to climate change and compounded risks
economic advantages and intrinsic benefits, because of the dissemination of the clean technologies is going to bring us cleaner air, better health, better transportation, more livable cities.
4) Broad participation
5) National benefits from action
6) common direction of travel
unanimously: 无异议的,全体一致的
convene: 集合,召集,召唤
miserably
entrench: 确立,
divulge a secret: 泄漏,暴露
utter: 完全的,全然的,绝对的
frankly: 坦白的,坦率的
paralysis of Copenhagen: 麻痹
stubbornly: 顽固的,倔强的
relentlessly;冷酷无情的,持续不断的,不屈不挠的
contrary: 相反的,截然不同的。
intrinsic benefits
dissemination of :传播,宣传
ingenuity: 独创性,精巧
converge: 聚合,集中,使聚合
decarbonize:
highly resilient economy: 适应力强的
euphoria: 幸福愉悦感
extinct: 灭绝的,熄灭的,消亡的。
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