13. 气候行动
气候变化现在影响着每个大陆的每个国家，扰乱国家经济，影响人们的生活，并给国家、社区和人类带来沉重的代价。这种代价只能与日俱增。全世界将持续见证海平面上升，极端天气（北大西洋飓风季带来的损失达到历史最高水平）和温室气体浓度升高。因此，我们呼吁各国采取紧急和更快速的行动，执行在巴黎气候变化协议上做出的承诺。
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