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2022年07月13日

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Climate talks between the world's top 20 polluters have ended with an unusual level of agreement on the urgent need to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

But delegates at the Mexico talks also stressed the massive gap between the politics and science of climate change. Several said they had never known such a positive atmosphere. Nobody doubted the reality of climate science anymore.

The U.K. claimed the talks a success, saying they brought together ministers from developed and developing nations. Politicians from China, India, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia and other growing nations sat alongside G8 members to hear presentations on climate science, economics, technology, business and policy.

Business leaders from the World Economic Forum in Davos expressed a need for strong targets from governments on greenhouse gases. There was a clear message from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and British government-backed economist Sir Nicholas Stern that it was better and cheaper to cut greenhouse gas emissions now than to wait for the climate to change then try to adapt.

The IEA said much could be achieved with existing technology, although far greater investment was needed. The World Bank outlined its framework for investment in clean technology to help developing countries expand energy supplies without having to follow the dirty path of the West.

But bank representatives made it clear that there was no sign of the $20bn. (£10.1bn.) investment programme heralded by the U.K. Chancellor Gordon Brown. The U.S., which was present at the talks, was objecting to parts of the proposal. The Under-Secretary of State for Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, told the BBC that the U.S. was now acting urgently to tackle greenhouse gases—then later admitted that the country's emissions would continue to rise.

Another U.S. delegate agreed that the world would face inevitable sea-level rise because of climate change. But when informally asked if the U.S. opposition to mandatory(強制的)CO2 cuts had changed in any way in response to a surge in concern over recent science of climate change, the delegate economically replied “no”.

There have been rumours in the U.S. media that the Department of Energy has been in talks with business about mandatory CO2 caps. But a source here in Monterrey said the White House Council on Environmental Quality (a hard-line group of advisers with close links to the U.S. oil industry) has ruled that out. The U.S. is by no means the only sticking point in climate talks, however.

1. What is the topic of the climate talks between the world's top 20 polluters?

2. In addition to G8 members, delegates from other developed and developing nations also attended the talks to _____ on climate science, economics, etc.

3. According to the passage, IEA and Sir Nicholas Stern suggested it was better to _____ now than to wait for the climate to change.

4. By saying “follow the dirty path of the West”(Line 4, Para. 5), the World Bank held the opinion that western countries _____.

5. According to the message from Monterrey, what is the decision of White House Council on Environmental Quality on mandatory CO2 caps?

文章精要:

文章陳述了各國首腦會議中談?wù)摰慕鉀Q溫室效應(yīng)的問題,與會者提出應(yīng)盡快解決溫室氣體排放帶來的環(huán)境問題。文章最后陳述了美國對此舉措的態(tài)度。

答案解析:

1. The (urgent) need to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第一段提到Climate talks...of agreement on the urgent need to tackle greenhouse gas emissions,即氣候會談就解決溫室氣體排放問題的迫切性達(dá)成一致。

2. hear presentations

細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第三段提到Politicians from China...sat alongside G8 members to hear presentations on climate science, economics...,即來自中國等發(fā)展中國家的政治代表和八國成員一起,聽取關(guān)于氣候科學(xué)和經(jīng)濟等的報告。

3. cut greenhouse gas emissions

細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第四段提到it was better and cheaper to cut greenhouse gas emissions now than to wait for the climate to change then try to adapt,即與等待氣候變化后再努力適應(yīng)相比,現(xiàn)在就開始減少溫室氣體排放更好,代價更小。

4. used to expand energy supplies by polluting the environment

推斷題。文章第五段提到The World Bank...help developing countries expand energy supplies without having to follow the dirty path of the West,即世界銀行規(guī)劃出清潔能源的投資框架,以幫助發(fā)展中國家擴大能源供應(yīng),且不用走西方國家走過的臟路。由此可推斷,世界銀行認(rèn)為西方國家以前的能源開發(fā)是以污染環(huán)境為代價的。

5. It has ruled out / cancelled the mandatory CO2 caps.

細(xì)節(jié)題。文章最后一段提到the White House Council on Environmental Quality...has ruled that out,即白宮環(huán)境質(zhì)量委員會已經(jīng)將強制法規(guī)取消了。mandatory caps指“強制限制政策”,rule out指“排除,取消”。

考點歸納

● rule out意為“排除,取消”,如:The snowstorm ruled out their weekly meeting. 暴風(fēng)雪使他們一周一次的會議無法舉行。

● rule over意為“統(tǒng)治,支配”,如:You should rule over him. 你應(yīng)該制服他。

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