BreakingNews·190624 - 在英國(guó)，零碳能源比化石燃料更重要

The United Kingdom has said it is playing its part in striving for a cleaner and greener planet. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, the UK is being powered more by zero-carbon fuels than fossil fuels. In each of the first five months of 2019, fossil fuels have produced less than half of the UK's electricity. Analysts say a "tipping point" has been reached and the trend of zero-carbon energy sources providing more power than fossil fuels will continue. Power from wind, solar, nuclear and hydro sources outstripped coal and gas-fired generation. A decade ago, three quarters (75.6 per cent) of the UK's electricity came from coal and gas, and only 22.3 per cent was zero carbon.

英國(guó)表示，它正在為建設(shè)一個(gè)更清潔、更綠色的地球而努力。自18世紀(jì)和19世紀(jì)的工業(yè)革命以來(lái)，英國(guó)首次更多地使用零碳燃料，而非化石燃料。在2019年的頭5個(gè)月里，化石燃料的發(fā)電量不到英國(guó)發(fā)電量的一半。分析人士表示，一個(gè)“臨界點(diǎn)”已經(jīng)達(dá)到，零碳能源提供的電力將超過(guò)化石燃料，這一趨勢(shì)將繼續(xù)下去。風(fēng)力、太陽(yáng)能、核能和水力發(fā)電超過(guò)了燃煤和燃?xì)獍l(fā)電。10年前，英國(guó)四分之三(75.6%)的電力來(lái)自煤炭和天然氣，只有22.3%是零碳的。

The switch to more zero-carbon power was described by the UK's energy chief executive as a "key milestone on the journey towards net zero". CEO John Pettigrew said the zero-carbon share should increase to 90 per cent by the 2030s. The UK's Prime Minister Theresa May has made a commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This would make the UK the first major economy to do so. Energy analyst Tom Burke told the BBC: "Today's landmark is a real tribute to technologists. We have cracked technical problems of dealing with climate change." He added: "As we move towards net zero, jobs will be lost in fossil fuel industries and created in low-carbon industries."

英國(guó)能源首席執(zhí)行官將轉(zhuǎn)向更零碳能源形容為“實(shí)現(xiàn)凈零排放的關(guān)鍵里程碑”。首席執(zhí)行官約翰·佩蒂格雷(JohnPettigrew)表示，到20世紀(jì)30年代，零碳排放份額將增加到90%。英國(guó)首相特蕾莎·梅(TheresaMay)承諾到2050年實(shí)現(xiàn)零碳排放。這將使英國(guó)成為第一個(gè)這樣做的主要經(jīng)濟(jì)體。能源分析師湯姆·伯克對(duì)英國(guó)廣播公司說(shuō)：“今天的地標(biāo)性建筑是對(duì)技術(shù)專家的一種真正的敬意。我們已經(jīng)解決了應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化的技術(shù)問(wèn)題。”他補(bǔ)充道：“隨著我們走向凈零排放，化石燃料工業(yè)將失去就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)，低碳工業(yè)將創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。”