to show that this or that country is not living up to expectations. >> and then the implementing and monitoring. a lot of hard work ahead. jim bittermann, we'll catch up with you in about 25 minutes or so once we hear news of the details of the proposed agreement. thank you very much. good to see you. scientists say if we keep the average global temperature from rising two degrees celsius from preindustrial levels, we may be able to avoid some of the worst aspects of climate change. if temperatures change more, sea level will rise, swamping lands and forcing millions to migrate further inland. droughts in other areas could damage crops and cause thousands of animal and plant species to go extinct. there would be an increase in malnutrition as well as infectious diseases. there would be more deaths from heat waves as well as floods. scientists say the earth's