世界各國領導人將簽署氣候協議大綱

On Friday, world leaders will take historic action at the United Nations to try to slow the effects of climate change and fix some of its damage.

More than 60 presidents and prime ministers, as well as dozens of other top officials from more than 130 countries will gather in New York to sign the climate change deal reached in Paris in December.

The agreement works to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius. It also lays out a road map for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the effects of a warming planet.

While leaders hammered out the details in Paris, in New York Friday they will sign and signal their readiness to start implementing the agreement.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the Paris accord as a “turning point” in the world's response to climate change.

China and the United States – which together account for about 40 percent of the world’s emissions -- will be represented at the signing ceremony. They have been using their political influence to urge an early implementation of the accord.世界各國領導人星期五將在聯合國採取具有歷史意義的行動，爭取減緩氣候變化帶來的影響，並彌補氣候變化造成的一些破壞。

來自130多個國家的60多位總統、總理以及高層官員將在紐約簽署去年在巴黎達成的氣候協議。

巴黎氣候協議的目標是將全球氣溫升高的幅度限制在2攝氏度以內。該協議還制定了削減溫室氣體排放量以及遏制全球變暖影響的行動方針。

世界各國領導人在巴黎擬定了協議細節，星期五將在紐約簽署協議，展示開始執行協議的意願。

聯合國祕書長潘基文讚揚巴黎氣候協議是國際社會對氣候變化做出反應的“轉折點”。

中國和美國的代表將出席簽署儀式。美中兩國運用其政治影響力，敦促儘早落實協議規定。美國和中國的溫室氣體排放量佔世界總量的40%左右。