2016年CRI UN Chief speaks highly of ratification of Paris Agreement on Climate Change by China and U.S.

 

Ban Ki-moon says he's very pleased to have both China and the United States officially become signatories to the Paris Climate Change Agreement.

"The leaders of China and the United States officially joined the Paris Agreement on Climate Change by depositing the legal instruments with me yesterday (September 3). I was very honor to receive those legal instruments from two leaders in person and I highly commend the outstanding leadership demonstrated by President Xi Jinping of China and President Barack Obama of the United States."

With China and the U.S. signing on to the Paris accord, there are now 26 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, accounting¹ for 39 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions².

The Paris deal can only legally enter into force after at least 55 countries accounting for at least 55-percent of global greenhouse gas emissions sign-on.

As such, the UN chief is calling out other world leaders, saying they need to speed up their domestic ratification³ processes.

Meanwhile, Ban Ki-moon has also taken time to laud⁴ China's contribution to setting up action plans for the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

"The G20 action agenda, action plan on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is one of the key outcomes of this summit meeting in Hangzhou. G20 countries have a key role in promoting stable, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, implementing⁵ the sustainable development agenda, and supporting the implementation⁶ of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change."

The UN chief is also describing the move by China to invite representatives from the world's developing nations to the G20 as "far-reaching and visionary and compassionate⁷".

"After all, this SDG, Sustainable Development Goals, is aiming to leave no-one behind. The Millennium⁸ Development Goals were more or less intended to promote social economic development and eradicate⁹ poverty of developing worlds. I think we have made great achievements through this MDG, but not enough, we are now talking about the overall sustainable development where nobody among 7 billion people on this earth will be left behind."

Leaders from 5 developing nations, three of which represent larger, regional-blocs, are attending this year's summit.

As for Ban Ki-moon, this will be his last G20 Summit as the UN's Secretary-General.

He's due to conclude his 2nd, 5-year term as the UN's chief at the end of this year.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

1 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

2 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

3 ratification   

n.批准，认可

参考例句：

• The treaty is awaiting ratification.条约正等待批准。
• The treaty is subject to ratification.此条约经批准后才能生效。

4 laud   

n.颂歌；v.赞美

参考例句：

• Kathy was very pleased to have graduated cum laud in her class.凯西在班上以优等成绩毕业，她为此而非常高兴。
• We laud him a warmhearted man.我们称赞他是个热心人。

5 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

6 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

7 compassionate   

adj.有同情心的，表示同情的

参考例句：

• She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
• The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。

8 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

9 eradicate   

v.根除，消灭，杜绝

参考例句：

• These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
• They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。