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World leaders signed off on a new climate change agreement after two weeks of intense negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland. While some countries committed to more ambitious cuts to heat-trapping pollution, many nations did not agree to rein in emissions fast enough for the world to avoid the worst damage from climate-driven storms, heat waves and droughts.
Still, the summit's progress means that goal could still be within reach, experts say — if countries follow through on their promises.
The agreement was built from compromises on many fronts, including a last minute effort by India to weaken efforts to phase-out coal. Still, it broke new ground in creating a worldwide consensus to transition away from fossil fuels and to speed up countries' ambitions to cut emissions faster.
As negotiators met in closed-door sessions, thousands of activists filled the streets to remind them the world has less than a decade to get greenhouse gases under control. Emissions need to fall around 45% by 2030 to give the world a chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100 (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Instead, they're expected to rise almost 14% over the next nine years.
解析：经过两周的紧张谈判，世界各国领导人在苏格兰格拉斯哥签署了一份新的气候变化协议。虽然一些国家承诺更有信心地削减温室气体污染，但许多国家不同意以足够快的速度控制排放，以避免由气候驱动的风暴、热浪和干旱造成的最严重损害。关注一下与环保相关的温室效应、矿物燃料等英文表达，这是近年来较为热门的考点。
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China's top digital sites are stressing their social responsibility and environment protection efforts in the annual shopping season, which mobilized tens of millions of shoppers and staff around the country.
Sales figures and the performance of specific consumer sectors are regarded as a major barometer of buyer sentiment and domestic trends.
Alibaba said more than 500,000 products with official Green Product Certification from more than 2,000 merchants were featured in a dedicated eco-friendly channel on Tmall.
The e-commerce giant said combined sales from its retail marketplaces, business-to-business platforms and consumer services sites from November 1 to November 11 hit a record-breaking 540.3 billion yuan (US$84.54 billion) in gross merchandise volume.
It added that this year's festival was a meaningful milestone as part of its commitment toward building a sustainable future.
解析：在一年一度的购物季，中国各大数字网站都在强调自己的社会责任和环境保护努力，这动员了全国数千万购物者和工作人员。阿里这个电商巨头从11月1日到11月11日，其零售市场、B2B平台和消费者服务网站的总销售额达到创纪录的5403亿元(折合845.4亿美元)。
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A year ago, many of us stayed home or went to small gatherings for turkey, stuffing and Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish, but this year, the wide availability of coronavirus vaccines in the U.S. is making more people feel comfortable flying longer distances for Thanksgiving.
If you're among them, brace yourself for long lines in crowded airports and jam packed flights, because the early pandemic days of half-empty planes are long gone.
"We're seeing a lot of people very much, you know, looking to travel and fly for Thanksgiving this year and make up for maybe staying at home last year," says Vivek Pandya, lead analyst for Adobe Digital Insights, which tracks airline booking data.
As of Nov. 7, bookings for Thanksgiving week flights are up 78% over last year, and they're even slightly ahead of 2019, up 3.2% from pre-pandemic levels.
"There's excitement around potentially, you know, being with family and friends for Thanksgiving again. So that's, you know, pushing up bookings, you know, pretty sizably there," Pandya says.
But Pandya says as bookings rise, so do prices.
解析：截至11月7日，感恩节周航班的预订量比去年增加了78%，甚至略高于2019年，比疫情前的水平增加了3.2%。注意相关数据的表达，学习借鉴并运用到自己的写作中。
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