Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
毁坏;破坏;摧毁;蹂躏
If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.