In 2015, many countries around the world agreed to try and keep global sea temperatures at certain levels in order to avoid catastrophic sea-level rise and lessen weather-related devastation. 

But, as the United Nations General Assembly starts in New York, we ask, what's next?

CGTN spoke to Cassie Flynn, the strategic advisor on climate change at the United Nations Development Program.

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