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No More Zero-Sum Games 　　Against ominous news of sinking Pacific islands， Beijing smothered in pollution and fearsome droughts in California， the leaders of 150 countries hastily crowded the 2015 United Nations climate change conference. At the meeting in Paris， the heads representing each country have attempted to cement their efforts to stave off the catastrophic consequences predicted as a result of rising global temperatures. 　　According to calculations by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change （UNFCCC）， without an agreement in Paris， the world will likely experience an increase of 4-5 degrees Celsius by 2100. That far exceeds the limit that scientists have proposed―declaring that temperatures should rise no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. 　　Reviewing the Earth developmental history， one can find that the temperature differences between the pre-industrial world and the last ice age were merely 4-8 degrees Celsius. Considering that just 4-8 degrees of chill marked the difference between ancient freezing wastelands and the clement warmness of modern times， what sort of tormented future would 4-5 degrees of extra warmth cause？ 　　“Climate change is the defining issue of our age. It is defining our present. Our response will define our future. To ride this storm， we need all hands on deck，” said the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon， who called for concerted efforts to build a low-carbon， climateresilient future. 　　However， the formidable problem is unlikely to be solved at once. “Compared to empty promises， what really matters is action，” said Yang Fuqiang， a senior adviser on climate， energy and environment for the Natural Resources Defense Council China Program. 　　“The Paris conference is not the finishing line but a new starting point，” said Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the Paris conference on November 30. He hoped hopes that an equitable and balanced governance mechanism