Experts not hopeful about Doha climate conference(视频)
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span>, <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>, <span word="November">November</span> 26 <span word="through">through</span> <span word="December">December</span> 7, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>, <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evoked">evoked</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="bears">bears</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="larger">larger</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Greenpeace">Greenpeace</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>, <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span>.</p><p>“<span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focus">focus</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>.</p><p><span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="yields">yields</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="London">London</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Hoskins">Hoskins</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="severely">severely</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hoskins">Hoskins</span>.</p>
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