奥巴马与胡锦涛在华盛顿的会晤，似乎已经改善了正在进行的气候协商氛围。 不过，鉴于两国在能源技术上存在直接而激烈的竞争，要利用这一优势，将要求两国在围绕实现大气稳定的共同目标上，也应找到新途径。
The Obama/Hu meetings in Washington appear to have improved the atmosphere for the ongoing discussions on climate.  But, given the two countries’ direct and stiff competition in energy technology, taking advantage of this will require them also to find new ways to coalesce around joint goals for atmospheric stabilization, even as they seek to meet their own undeniable national needs.