Americans are digesting a global climate accord that is dividing Washington along predictable partisan political lines.

"This agreement will mean less of the carbon pollution that threatens our planet, and more of the jobs and economic growth driven by low-carbon investment," said a jubilant President Barack Obama shortly after the deal was announced Saturday.
"What matters is that today we can be more confident this planet is going to be in better shape for the next generation. And that is what I care about," Obama added.
Congressional Democrats flooded Twitter to hail the accord. Not so Republicans, who announced their opposition even before the deal was struck.
"President Obama has promised to cut back American energy production dramatically," said Republican Senator John Barrasso last week. "The American people oppose sending their money to a United Nations climate slush fund."
'Unattainable,' critics say
In a statement, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted the accord as "unattainable" and "based on a domestic energy plan that is likely illegal, that half the states have sued to halt, and that Congress has already voted to reject."
The accord is not a formal treaty and therefore requires no Senate ratification to go into effect. Whoever succeeds Obama in 2017 could halt or continue America's adherence to its provisions.
Republican presidential contenders say the planet can be protected without what they see as Obama's job-killing climate agenda.
"We want to have clean air, we want to have clean water. We do want to have that," said businessman and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump before decrying federal environmental regulations.
'Wrong side of history'
The administration is standing firm.
"A lot of members of Congress are on the wrong side of history," said Secretary of State John Kerry on ABC's This Week program. "And I don't believe you can be elected president of the United States if you do not understand climate change and you aren't committed to this kind of a plan."
Among Democratic presidential contenders, Hillary Clinton called the climate deal "a historic step forward in meeting one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century." In a tweet, Senator Bernie Sanders said the accord "goes nowhere near far enough."
"There is nothing of greater importance than that we leave this planet to our children and grandchildren in a way that is healthy and habitable," Sanders added at a campaign event Saturday.
The accord is sure to spark fierce debate when Congress reconvenes this week.
Vocabulary
jubilant:喜洋洋的
ratification:批准
decry:责难,谴责
猪笼草:一种心胸宽广的“肉食”植物
为何马里亚纳海沟成为了地球上最深的地方
寓言故事:彩虹的颜色
时尚雷母嘎嘎的成名作:狗仔队
上帝给我的50“高龄”的厚礼
亡羊补牢,迟来的领悟
偶尔的时间浪费,其实没什么大不了
时间与耐心的力量,不可估量的强大力
无论如何,请记住保持自己的节奏
误认的身份,令人感动的“事实”
难道这真的并非如她所愿吗?
科学揭秘“暴风雨前的宁静”
幸好,我还有另外一个家
难以说出口的再见
一堆牛粪给我的启示
真正的成长,从不取决于年龄
同样的年纪却因音乐而不同
和小女孩儿的谈话技巧,你知道多少
关于我戒掉iPhone的过程
为何世界上的夫人都热衷于慈善捐款
半夜,房间角落里的声响
猛虎做宠物,真的好吗?
曾经别人眼中的笑话,如今我心里的满意工作
可敬的“责任”,让我们向责任敬礼
我想知道,我心里的幸福长什么样
令人厌恶的粗鲁的伴奏者
白灵熊:精灵之熊
孩子的爱,最是不渝的爱
恶作剧竟让他一举成名
不一样的人衡量穷与富的不同标准
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