KATOWICE, Poland, December 3, Xinhua -- Rarely has the southern Polish city of Katowice been brought into such a focus of global attention as delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering for a key UN climate conference three years after the landmark Paris Agreement set a goal of keeping global warming below two degrees Celsius.
The two-week Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aims to finalize the implementation guidelines and provide clarity on how to carry out the Paris deal fairly for all participating countries.
While countries including China and France are fully committed to finalizing the guidelines, a great deal of work remains to be done in Katowice.
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