《联合国气候变化框架公约》生效20多年来，在各方共同努力下，全球应对气候变化工作取得积极进展，但仍面临许多困难和挑战。
Thanks to joint efforts of all parties since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change entered into force over 20 years ago, global actions on climate change have made progress although there are still numerous difficulties and challenges.
一份成功的国际协议既要解决当下矛盾，更要引领未来。巴黎协议应该着眼于强化2020年后全球应对气候变化行动，也要为推动全球更好实现可持续发展注入动力。
A successful international agreement should not just address immediate challenges but more importantly, it should also present a vision for the future. The Paris agreement should focus on strengthening post-2020 global actions on climate change and boost global efforts to pursue sustainable development.
中国是负责任的发展中大国，中国人民崇尚言必信、行必果。我们将贯彻创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的发展理念，认真落实《巴黎协定》，为应对全球气候变化坚持不懈努力。
China is a responsible major developing country. The Chinese people honor their commitments. We will work hard to earnestly implement the Paris Agreement.
中国明确了二氧化碳排放2030年左右达到峰值并努力尽早达峰等一系列行动目标，并将行动目标纳入国家整体发展议程。
China has set the target of achieving the peaking of carbon dioxide emissions around 2030, and making best efforts to peak early. And relevant actions have been incorporated into our national development plans.
中国“十三五”规划《纲要》确定，未来五年单位国内生产总值二氧化碳排放量下降18%。
According to our 13th Five-Year Plan, carbon dioxide emission per unit of GDP will drop by 18% in the next five years.
中国可再生能源装机容量占全球总量的24%，新增装机占全球增量的42%。中国是世界节能和利用新能源、可再生能源第一大国。
China’s installed capacity of renewable energy accounts for 24% of the world’s total, with the newly installed capacity accounting for 42% of the global total. China tops the world in terms of energy conservation and utilization of new and renewable energies.
我们实行能源消费总量和强度双控制度，实施近零碳排放区示范工程，建设全国碳交易市场，大幅增加森林碳汇。
We’ll control both the total energy consumption and carbon intensity, (and) carry out near-zero emission demonstration projects. We’ll launch a national emission trading market; substantially increase forest carbon sink.
我们建立系统完整的生态文明制度体系，实行严格的生态环境保护责任制，加强环境督察，确保行动目标落到实处。
We’ll put in place a strict accountability system for environmental protection and ensure the implementation of all targets.
过去几十年来，中国经济快速发展，人民生活发生了深刻变化，但也承担了资源环境方面的代价。
In the past few decades, China has seen rapid economic growth and significant improvement in people’s lives. However, this has taken a toll on the environment and resources.
鉴往知来，中国正在大力推进生态文明建设，推动绿色循环低碳发展。中国把应对气候变化融入国家经济社会发展中长期规划，坚持减缓和适应气候变化并重，通过法律、行政、技术、市场等多种手段，全力推进各项工作。
Having learned the lesson, China is vigorously making ecological endeavors to promote green, circular and low-carbon growth. We have integrated our climate change efforts into China’s medium- and long-term program of economic and social development. We attach equal importance to mitigation and adaption, and try to make progress on all fronts by resorting to legal and administrative means, technologies and market forces.
