Question

After two weeks of talks in Paris, 195 countries reached a global agreement on Dec. 12, 2015 to deal with the climate change. It’s the first time in history that most of the world’s countries, rich or poor, promised to take action on the climate change.

The agreement sets the long-term goal of limiting the global temperature to less than 2℃ above the levels in the 1800s. If the warming gets above 2℃, there will be serious problems on the Earth like natural disasters.

The agreement also asks countries to make voluntary promises based on each country’s economy, politics and technology. For developed countries, they will do even more. They have a plan to offer over $100 billion to help poorer countries develop clean energy like water and wind power.

There are also some legally binding rules. Countries need to set national goals for cutting green-house gas（GHG）emissions every five years. And they will publicly report their progress every five years starting in 2023.

However, the Paris Agreement alone won’t solve global warming. The future also depends on how well each country will carry out their promises.

1.What’s the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement?

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2.Should the US undertake more responsibilities in solving the problem of global warming? Why?

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3.What percent of GHG emissions did industry and buildings cause?

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4.Which factor influences GHG emissions mostly?

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5.How do you like the Paris Agreement? What will you do to protect the environment?

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1.It is to limit the global temperature to less than 2℃ above the levels in the 1800s. 2.Yes， it/the US should (undertake more responsibilities). Because it is a developed country. 3.26%. /Twent...

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