At Climate Summit, Hope for Emissions Deal
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="four">four</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tibetan">Tibetan</span> <span word="Plateau">Plateau</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="glaciers">glaciers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="melting">melting</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plateau">plateau</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="glaciers">glaciers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050, <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bhutan">Bhutan</span>. <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Greenpeace">Greenpeace</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Glacial">Glacial</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tibetan">Tibetan</span> <span word="plateau">plateau</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greenpeace">Greenpeace</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="from">from</span> 196 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="converging">converging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COP">COP</span>21 <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="upward">upward</span>.</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="preindustrial">preindustrial</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Smita">Smita</span> <span word="Nakhooda">Nakhooda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Overseas">Overseas</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="droughts">droughts</span>, <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="disruptions">disruptions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>."</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>. 2015 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hottest">hottest</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span>.</p>
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