Paris climate change deal an actionable plan: Tang Prize laureate
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, who was awarded the first Tang Prize in Sustainable Development in 2014, said the Paris Agreement on climate change "provides an actionable global plan for the coming years."
Her remarks came as representatives from more than 160 countries are expected to sign the landmark agreement at United Nations Headquarters in New York later Friday, which is Earth Day.
The pact will be signed by the highest number of governments ever to sign an international agreement, she said, confirming the significance and importance of the agreement, which was reached during the United Nations climate change conference in Paris last December.
"The road to this agreement has been long and uncertain," she said through a statement issued by the Tang Prize Foundation on Friday. "But this year's agreement provides an actionable global plan for the coming years."
On Earth Day, global leaders will gather in New York to sign the agreement, designed to combat climate change and unleash action and investment toward a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future.
The main aim of the agreement is to keep increases in global temperatures this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius and to drive efforts to further limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.
Brundtland, the "godmother of sustainable development," chaired the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) from 1984 to 1987. The WCED, also referred to as the Brundtland Commission in recognition of her leadership, coined the term "sustainable development" in a landmark report in 1987 titled "Our Common Future."
The 1987 "Brundtland Report" defined the term "sustainable development" as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The concept supports economic and social development while also highlighting the importance of protecting the environment and natural resources.
Tang Prize Foundation CEO Chern Jenn-chuan (陳振川) visited Paris last year to set up a booth showcasing the foundation's emphasis on sustainable development at an exhibition on the sidelines of the U.N. Climate Change Conference.
The Tang Prize was established in 2012 by Taiwanese entrepreneur Samuel Yin (尹衍樑) to honor leading lights from around the world in four fields: sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology and rule of law.
The biennial prize takes its name from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), a period considered to be the height of classical Chinese civilization, characterized by liberal policies and robust cultural activity.
The Tang Prize will announce its second round of recipients in June.
Her remarks came as representatives from more than 160 countries are expected to sign the landmark agreement at United Nations Headquarters in New York later Friday, which is Earth Day.
The pact will be signed by the highest number of governments ever to sign an international agreement, she said, confirming the significance and importance of the agreement, which was reached during the United Nations climate change conference in Paris last December.
"The road to this agreement has been long and uncertain," she said through a statement issued by the Tang Prize Foundation on Friday. "But this year's agreement provides an actionable global plan for the coming years."
On Earth Day, global leaders will gather in New York to sign the agreement, designed to combat climate change and unleash action and investment toward a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future.
The main aim of the agreement is to keep increases in global temperatures this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius and to drive efforts to further limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.
Brundtland, the "godmother of sustainable development," chaired the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) from 1984 to 1987. The WCED, also referred to as the Brundtland Commission in recognition of her leadership, coined the term "sustainable development" in a landmark report in 1987 titled "Our Common Future."
The 1987 "Brundtland Report" defined the term "sustainable development" as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The concept supports economic and social development while also highlighting the importance of protecting the environment and natural resources.
Tang Prize Foundation CEO Chern Jenn-chuan (陳振川) visited Paris last year to set up a booth showcasing the foundation's emphasis on sustainable development at an exhibition on the sidelines of the U.N. Climate Change Conference.
The Tang Prize was established in 2012 by Taiwanese entrepreneur Samuel Yin (尹衍樑) to honor leading lights from around the world in four fields: sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology and rule of law.
The biennial prize takes its name from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), a period considered to be the height of classical Chinese civilization, characterized by liberal policies and robust cultural activity.
The Tang Prize will announce its second round of recipients in June.
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KEYWORDS:
1. conference-（正式）會議；討論會，協商會
2. uncertain-不明確的；含糊的；不確定的
3. combat -戰鬥，格鬥，反對
4. resilient-迅速恢復精力的
5. sustainable-支撐得住的；能承受的
6. compromising-妥協的；讓步的
7. showcase-顯示優點的東西；供亮相的地方（或媒介）
8. entrepreneur -企業家；事業創辦者
9. biopharmaceutical -生物製藥的
10. characterized-描繪……的特性
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