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1、VOA常速英语听力2012年11月合辑（文本）：UN-Climate-Talks-Begin-in-DohaRosanneSkirbleNovember26,2012TheUnitedNationsConferenceonClimateChangebeganMondayinDoha,Qatar.Delegatesfromnearly200countrieshopetoforgeanewagreementoncurbingindustrialemissionsthatextendstheKyotoProtocol,theglobalclimatechangetreatydueto
2、expirethisyear.Conferencepresident,SheikhAbdullahBinHamaAl-Attiyah,remindeddelegatesinthecavernousDohaNationalConventionCenterthattheagendaforthetwo-weekmeetingisambitiousandchallenging."WemustachieveasecondcommitmentperiodundertheKyotoprotocol,"hesaid."Wemustachieveprogressinwhatweundertook
3、inDurban.InDurbannegotiatorsagreedtoextendtheKyotoProtocol,the1997climatechangetreatythatexpiresthisyear.Theprotocolidentifiedincreasedatmosphericlevelsofgreenhousegases,suchasindustrialCO2emissions,asamajorfactorinclimatechange,anditsetemission-reductiongoalsforindustrializedcountries.Howev
4、er,delegatesexemptedemergingeconomieslikeChina,IndiaandBrazil,whicharenowamongtheworld’slargestemitters.ThisyearinDoha,climateexpertshopenegotiatorscancomeupwithamoreequitableformulaforcurbingcarbonemissions.JenniferMorgandirectstheclimateandenergyprogramforWorldResourcesInstitute,aWashingto
5、n-basedthinktank.ShesaysstrikingadealinDohawilldependheavilyonthepositionstakenbytheUnitedStates,whichsigned,butfailedtoratifytheKyototreaty.MorgannotesthatPresidentBarackObamahaspledgedtopursueanewinternationalclimateagreement,thoughnotonethatthreatenstheU.S.economicrecovery.“Ithinkthatwith
6、there-electionofPresidentObama,thereisahighexpectationherefromcountriesthattheywillhearanewvoicefromtheU.S.,thatitwillbemoreprogressiveandtryandmovethingsforwardmoreaggressivelythanithasdoneinthepast,”shesaid.-2-InternationalResponsetoClimateChange2011-DurbanPlatformforEnhancedActionaccepted
7、2010-CancunAgreementslargelyaccepted2007-COP13partiesagreetoBaliRoadMap2005-FirstmeetingofthePartiestotheKyotoProtocol2001-RulesforimplementationofKyotoProtocolestablished1997-KyotoProtocolformallyadopted1995-FirstConferenceoftheParties(COP1)oftheU
