credible commitment

基本解释

The issues of credible commitments are critical for a transitional economy.
可信承诺问题是转型经济体的一个重要问题。
But at least the parties' commitments would be credible, unlike those enshrined in the binding Kyoto Protocol of 1997, which countries flagrantly violated -- and which the Senate refused to ratify.
但是，至少承诺方是可信的，不像1997年的《京都议定书》。许多签署国违背了该协议，而美国拒绝签署。
Building confidence is essential to reducing risks of conflict, and involves signaling positive intent -- through credible early results and measures that convincingly lock-in commitments to change.
建立信心对于减少冲突风险是必不可少的，包括传达积极的意图——通过可信的初步成果和令人信服地锁定变革承诺的措施。

Once companies have clarified where their responsibilities lie, as discussed in my earlier post, the next step is to make credible commitments to do something about them and then publicly fulfill those pledges.
FORBES: Clarifying Corporate Responsibility, Part III: Committing To Improvement
Aid donors should be prepared to sign on for credible financial commitments, and to back calls for an MDG tax on financial markets.
UNESCO: Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Responses
President Obama emphasized to President Kagame the importance of permanently ending all support to armed groups in the DRC, abiding by the recent commitments he made in Kampala along with Presidents Kabila and Museveni, and reaching a transparent and credible political agreement that includes an end to impunity for M23 commanders and others who have committed serious human rights abuses.
WHITEHOUSE: Readout of the President’s Call with President Kagame