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• the final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc - used especially when no one knows what it will be until it actually happens

  outcome
• to prevent something unpleasant from happening

  to avert
• changes in the world's weather, in particular the fact that it is believed to be getting warmer as a result of human activity increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

  climate change
• a very important meeting between government leaders from different countries

  summit
• to make something certain to happen

  to ensure
• a promise or firm decision to do something, or the fact of promising something


  commitment
• serious and without any humour


  solemn
• to successfully finish or do something you wanted to do, especially after a lot of effort


  to achieve
• to be good enough, or as good as someone or something else


  to measure up
• an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life

  milestone
• to make a decision about a person or situation after considering all the information

  to assess
• large or of noticeable importance

  considerable
• a situation in which the people or groups involved in an argument reduce their demands in order to reach an agreement


  compromise
• it will be difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve

  a mountain to climb
• it becomes able to continue in a regular and successful way without unexpected changes

  to stabilise
• someone who protests publicly about something, especially as part of a group

  protester
• a situation in which a company has been unsuccessful and has to stop operating

  failure
• a formal promise to do something

  pledge
• to get better


  to improve
• using resources such as time, materials, or labour in a way that wastes them

  inefficient
• the basic facts of a situation

  the nitty-gritty
• a legally binding international treaty on climate change

  the paris agreement
• a country with a lot of industrial activity and where people generally have high incomes

  developed country
• a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes

  developing country
• a reduction in how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is

  mitigation
• to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing

  to urge
• involving or affecting several different countries, organizations, etc.

  multilateral
• an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there are a lot of talks and meetings about a particular subject

  conference
• the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people

  deforestation
• a guess as to what the size, value, amount, etc. of something might be

  estimate
• the total amount by which money spent by a business or government is more than the money it receives

  deficit
• a person chosen or elected by a group to represent the group, esp. at a meeting

  delegate
• something or someone that is not what you were hoping it would be

  disappointment
• necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important

  vital
• to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages

  to phase out/down
• to offer to provide or do something, or to help with something

  step forward
• the number of respondents

  sample size