US and China vs climate change

6 Minute English

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2021-04-22

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  • Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Neil.

  • And I'm Rob.

  • In this program, we'll be discussing climate change and teaching you some useful vocabulary so you can talk about it too.

  • Such as emitters, a word used to describe countries,

  • industries or just things that produce harmful substances that harm the environment.

  • Substances such as carbon dioxide, an example of a greenhouse gas, these gases contribute to our warming planet.

  • And we're going to be discussing whether the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, the USA and China, can work together for the good of the environment.

  • But a question for you first, Rob.

  • In November this year, world leaders are due to meet at a climate conference in which city will this be taking place?

  • Is it a, Brisbane, B, Glasgow or C,

  • Vienna?

  • Well, I've heard about this so I think it's the Scottish city of Glasgow.

  • Okay, Rob, I'll tell you if you are right or wrong later.

  • Let's talk more about climate change then.

  • Back in 2015, world leaders met in Paris.

  • It was the first time virtually all the nations of the world came together to agree they all needed to tackle the issue.

  • Under the terms of the Paris deal, countries promised to come back every five years and raise their carbon-cutting ambitions.