許多政府正在試圖減少溫室氣體排放，以應(yīng)對氣候變化。但我們能否實(shí)現(xiàn)不產(chǎn)生任何多余排放的目標(biāo)？

詞匯：climate 氣候

• We are all aware of the effect greenhouse gas?emissions?is having on our planet and the efforts needed to tackle?climate change. Most of us are?doing our bit?to minimise our impact on the environment, but despite our collective effort, are we doing enough to achieve?net zero?by 2050?

  我們都知道溫室氣體排放對地球的影響，以及應(yīng)對氣候變化所需的努力。我們大多數(shù)人都在盡自己的一份力，盡量減少對環(huán)境的影響，但盡管我們共同努力，我們所做的努力是否足以在2050年實(shí)現(xiàn)凈零排放呢？

  ??greenhouse gas 溫室氣體; emission [??m??n] 排放; tackle [?t?k(?)l] v. 應(yīng)付，解決; climate change 氣候變化; do one’s bit 盡一份力; net zero “凈零排放”（溫室氣體凈排放為零）;

• Net zero means not adding to the amount of?greenhouse gases?in the atmosphere. Many countries are doing their bit by changing how they generate and use power, thereby cutting?carbon dioxide?output. And they announced what further steps they were going to take at the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow.

  凈零排放意味著不增加大氣中的溫室氣體量。許多國家正在盡自己的一份力，改變他們發(fā)電和使用電力的方式，從而減少二氧化碳的排放。在最近于格拉斯哥舉行的COP26峰會(huì)上，他們宣布了將要采取的進(jìn)一步措施。

  ??carbon dioxide [da??ɑ?ksa?d] 二氧化碳

• In the UK, the government has been setting out its plans to achieve net zero by 2050. It’s recently announced an end date for the sale of?gas boilers, which are used for heating homes. The idea is to replace them with?heat pumps. It’s offering homeowners grants of up to ￡5,000 to get them installed. Another initiative in the UK is a big push towards?electric vehicles. There are to be financial?incentives?for car manufacturers, and more charging points are to be installed in streets. And there’s to be a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

  在英國，政府一直在制定到2050年實(shí)現(xiàn)凈零排放的計(jì)劃。最近，宣布了用于家庭供暖的燃?xì)忮仩t銷售的終止日期。其想法是用熱泵來取代它們。它為房主提供高達(dá)5000英鎊的補(bǔ)貼來安裝這些設(shè)備。英國的另一項(xiàng)舉措是大力推廣電動(dòng)汽車。政府將為汽車制造商提供財(cái)政激勵(lì)，并在街道上安裝更多的充電樁。到2030年，將禁止銷售新的汽油和柴油汽車。

  ??gas boiler 燃?xì)忮仩t; heat pump 熱泵; electric vehicle 電動(dòng)車輛，電動(dòng)汽車; incentive 鼓勵(lì)，激勵(lì); ban n. 禁止，禁令；diesel [?di?z(?)l] n. 柴油；

• But not all emissions can be reduced to zero, so those remaining will have to be compensated for, or?offset. One way to do this is to plant thousands of trees, which are good at absorbing carbon dioxide. The UK government has pledged to plant 30,000 hectares of trees a year by 2025. There are other ideas too, but what’s certain is this will cost money. The CBI’s Tom Thackray told the BBC that “those costs have to be weighed up against the cost of?inaction.”

  但并不是所有的排放都能減少到零，所以剩下的排放必須得到補(bǔ)償或抵消。一種方法是種植數(shù)千棵善于吸收二氧化碳的樹。英國政府承諾到2025年每年種植3萬公頃的樹木。也有其他的想法，但可以肯定的是這將花費(fèi)金錢。CBI的湯姆?薩克雷在接受BBC采訪時(shí)表示:“必須對不作為的代價(jià)進(jìn)行權(quán)衡?！?/p>

  ??offset 抵消; pledge v. 保證**;** inaction 不作為，不行動(dòng)

• Whether the UK, or anyone else, reaches net zero remains to be seen. And there’s some doubt about how this can be accurately measured anyway. But it’s generally recognised that a?global effort?is needed to tackle climate change. Therefore, net zero?targets?only make sense if every other country is moving in the same direction.

  英國或其他國家是否能實(shí)現(xiàn)零排放還有待觀察。而且，對于如何準(zhǔn)確地測量這一點(diǎn)，還有一些疑問。但人們普遍認(rèn)為，應(yīng)對氣候變化需要全球共同努力。因此，只有當(dāng)其他國家都朝著同樣的方向發(fā)展時(shí)，凈零排放目標(biāo)才有意義。

  ??global effort 全球攜手努力; target 目標(biāo)

詞匯表

emission 排放

climate change 氣候變化

do one’s bit 盡一份力

net zero “凈零排放”（溫室氣體凈排放為零）

greenhouse gas 溫室氣體

carbon dioxide 二氧化碳

gas boiler 燃?xì)忮仩t

heat pump 熱泵

electric vehicle 電動(dòng)車輛，電動(dòng)汽車

incentive 鼓勵(lì)，激勵(lì)

offset 抵消

inaction 不作為，不行動(dòng)

global effort 全球攜手努力

target 目標(biāo)

測驗(yàn)與練習(xí)

1.??閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. In which city did many world leaders recently meet to discuss reaching net zero?

2. Name one thing the UK government is going to end the sale of.

3. What is the UK government hoping to plant by 2025?

4. True or false??A few countries need to take action to tackle climate change.

5.?What device needs to be installed more commonly in streets in order to power electric cars?

2.??選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。

1. We’re _______ to tidy up the village by picking up litter.

done our bit? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? doing our bit? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? doing your bit? ? ? ? ? ? ? did our bit

1. The _______ for writing this script is we’re allowed to go home early.

inaction? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?offset? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? incentive? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? targets

1. Kevin has set us a _______ to do double the amount of work this week.

target? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? targeted? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? targets? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?targeting

1. We’re going to _______ the cost of the holiday by not spending as much on going out for meals.****

offset? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? do our bit? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?inaction? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?emissions

1. It takes a _______ to deal with climate change.

globe effort?????????????????? global effect?????????????????? global efforts? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?global effort

答案

• 1.??閱讀課文并回答問題。?****

  5.?What device needs to be installed more commonly in streets in order to power electric cars?More charging points need to be installed in streets to power electric cars.

1. In which city did many world leaders recently meet to discuss reaching net zero?Glasgow, UK.

2. Name one thing the UK government is going to end the sale of.It plans to end the sale of gas boilers, and petrol and diesel vehicles.

3. What is the UK government hoping to plant by 2025?The UK government has pledged to plant 30,000 hectares of trees a year by 2025.

4. True or false??A few countries need to take action to tackle climate change.False. It’s generally recognised that a global effort is needed to tackle climate change.

2.??選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。

1. We’re?doing our bit?to tidy up the village by picking up litter.

2. The?incentive?for writing this script is we’re allowed to go home early.

3. Kevin has set us a?target?to do double the amount of work this week.

4. We’re going to?offset?the cost of the holiday by not spending as much on going out for meals.

5. It takes a?global effort?to deal with climate change.