联合国年度气候大会在土耳其开幕，政策制定者面临前所未有的挑战，因为厄尔尼诺天气现象加剧了气候变暖的影响。尽管专家警告称未来几个月全球将异常炎热，但由于各国政府在伊朗战争推动的燃料价格飙升以及人工智能建设的背景下将能源安全置于首位，COP31峰会预计内容轻薄。
The UN’s annual climate conference opened in Türkiye, with policymakers facing unprecedented challenges as the El Niño weather phenomenon exacerbates the impact of a warmer climate. Though experts have warned that the world will be exceptionally hot in the coming months, the COP31 summit is expected to be light on substance as governments prioritize energy security in the face of soaring fuel prices driven by the Iran war and the AI buildout.
《纽约时报》认为，会议的合作精神也显得像是另一个时代的产物。然而，也有人对在中东冲突之上快速推广绿色能源抱有希望：仅今年中国的清洁技术出口就将削减相当于巴西全年排放量的温室气体。
The conference’s spirit of cooperation seems of another era too, The New York Times argued. Some, however, see hope in the rapid rollout of green energy over the Middle East conflict: China’s clean tech exports this year alone will cut emissions by an amount equivalent to Brazil’s annual release.
