Republican presidential contenders say the planet can be protected without what they see as Obama's job-killing climate agenda.

"We want to have clean air, we want to have clean water. We do want to have that," said businessman and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump before decrying federal environmental regulations.

'Wrong side of history'

The administration is standing firm.

"A lot of members of Congress are on the wrong side of history," said Secretary of State John Kerry on ABC's This Week program. "And I don't believe you can be elected president of the United States if you do not understand climate change and you aren't committed to this kind of a plan."

Among Democratic presidential contenders, Hillary Clinton called the climate deal "a historic step forward in meeting one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century." In a tweet, Senator Bernie Sanders said the accord "goes nowhere near far enough."

"There is nothing of greater importance than that we leave this planet to our children and grandchildren in a way that is healthy and habitable," Sanders added at a campaign event Saturday.

The accord is sure to spark fierce debate when Congress reconvenes this week.

Vocabulary

jubilant：喜洋洋的

ratification：批准

decry：责难，谴责

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