印度總理莫迪會批准巴黎氣候協議嗎

A big climate announcement could come this week in Washington.

本週華盛頓可能會傳來一項有關氣候問題的重大決定。

Experts are watching to see if Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi commits to ratifying the Paris climate agreement before the end of the year. If India ratifies the deal, that will put it on the brink of going into force well ahead of the original 2020 target.

專家們正密切關注印度總理莫迪是否會承諾在今年年底之前批准巴黎氣候協議。如果印度批准這項協議，就很可能使該協議的實施日期大大早於最初預期的2020年。

Advocates say it would be a strong signal that developing countries are serious about fighting climate change. But critics note that India has committed to very little under the Paris agreement. They say much more will be needed from India and the rest of the world to keep the planet below the 2-degree threshold that scientists consider critical to the well-being of the planet.

支持者說，印度批准巴黎協議，將是一個強烈的信號，顯示發展中國家認真對待遏制氣候改變的問題。但批評人士指出，印度在巴黎協議中承諾太少。他們說，要讓氣溫保持在科學家認爲的增長幅度不超過兩度的安全範圍內，印度和其他國家必須做出更多的努力。

Modi is on a state visit to the United States, including a special address to a joint meeting of Congress and his seventh meeting with President Obama.

莫迪正在美國訪問，他將對美國國會聯席會議發表特別演講，並與奧巴馬總統舉行第七次會晤。