US Senate Panel To Vote on Climate Change Bill Next Month (1/3)

听写
The senate bill sponsored by Virginia Republican Senator John Warner and Senator Joe Lieberman Kof Connecticut, who calls himself an independent democrat, with would a set up ofa the complex emissions trading system, similar to one used by the European Union. The measure would set caps on US emissions of greenhouse gases beginning in 2012 with the goal of cutting emissions 63% by 2050. The legislation would create an incentive system that would give credits to industries that cut pollution. Industries the that failed to reduce emissions would be forced to buy credits from others. Senator Lieberman says climate change is causing more severe storms and weather-related damage and it he urges urged fellow law makers to pass this legislation soon. “The Economic caused costs to this country of unchecked global warming will be grievous by mid-century unless we act now to mandy mandate significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.” A report released last week by the Nobel Prize winning UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, warmed warned the that global warming could lead to sea levels rising high enough to submerge island nations, west widespread famine in Africa and a limitation elimination of one quarter of the world’sspeciesspaces if carbon emissions are not brought under control.

生词
Connecticut康涅狄格
mandate〔美国〕(执行判决的)命令,指令;上级法院[官员]对下级法院[官员]的训令。


翻译
这个议案由弗吉尼亚共和党议员JW和自称独立民主人士的康涅狄格州议员JB提出,议案将建立一套与欧洲相似的复杂排放交换机制。法案将从2012开始规定美国的温室气体排放上限并将到2050年将上限量减少63%。法案将建立给予减排工业颁发排污许可证的奖励机制,没有成功减排的工业必须从其他企业购买许可证。L议员说气候变暖正在引起更多严重的风暴和气象灾害,他敦促立法者尽快通过他的提案。“如果我们不从现在开始命令大规模减少温室气体排放量,到本世纪中叶我国因为无法统计的气候变暖而产生的经济成本将会十分巨大。”上个星期,由诺贝尔奖获奖组织“联合国政府间气候变暖委员会”公布的一个报告警告,如果不能控制二氧化碳气体的排放,气候变暖将导致海平面上升以致淹没岛国,扩大非洲的饥荒,并且使全球四分之一的物种灭绝。

总结
还成吧,学了个污染许可证还是有点用的。今天竟然把人名全写对了,太无敌了……

posted @ 2007-11-25 17:32 vivianliv86 阅读(12) 评论(0)  编辑  收藏 所属分类: 每日VOA 网摘收藏

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