国际英语资讯:UN climate talks in Glasgow postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 1-- <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> (<span word="COP">COP</span>26) <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Glasgow">Glasgow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Dates">Dates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rescheduled">rescheduled</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021, <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Glasgow">Glasgow</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COP">COP</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UNFCCC">UNFCCC</span> (<span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Framework">Framework</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Change">Change</span>), <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span>, <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="COP">COP</span>26 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2020 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span>. "<span word="Rescheduling">Rescheduling</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span>."</p><p><span word="COP">COP</span>26 <span word="President">President</span>-<span word="Designate">Designate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Business">Business</span>, <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Strategy">Strategy</span> <span word="Alok">Alok</span> <span word="Sharma">Sharma</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="tirelessly">tirelessly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agreeing">agreeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>."</p><p><span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Patricia">Patricia</span> <span word="Espinosa">Espinosa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="today">today</span>, "<span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span>."</p>
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