如题,题目如下:
We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more—doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.
Not long age. My wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet—not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is bending up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don’t keep reducing emissions(排放)of carbon dioxide(CO2)and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.
We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. . We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭)produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?
For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting(融化)of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent,” he said.
Good advice, I thought. I’d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We’d gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. I’d almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It’s time for us to change our habits if necessary.
紧急求助 谢谢!
好建议,我想。我打开卧室的窗户,让我们在风中。我们会变得如此习惯于保持我们的空调24小时去。我几乎忘记了窗户,甚至打开。我们不应让这个事件再次发生。这时候,如果需要我们改变我们的习惯。
累死了。。
Not long age. My wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet—not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is bending up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don’t keep reducing emissions(排放)of carbon dioxide(CO2)and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.
We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. . We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭)produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?
For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting(融化)of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent,” he said.
Good advice, I thought. I’d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We’d gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. I’d almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It’s time for us to change our habits if necessary.
翻译:我们都知道延缓气候变化的最快最省钱的方法:尽可能少的使用能源。只需要一点努力并且仅仅花一点钱,大多数人就可以减少地球上至少25%的能量排放,帮了地球一个大忙同时还保护我们自己的钱袋子。
在不久之前,我、我的妻子还有PJ尝试一种新的节食方法,不用减一点点体重还可以回答关于气候变化的恼人的问题。科学家最近的研究指出这个世界弯曲的程度大于几年前的预期。如果我们不减少二氧化碳(CO2)和其他能够把热量困在大气层的温室气体的排放,后果可能会更严重。
我们决定做一个实验。我们记录我们自己一个月的CO2的排放量。我们要看看我们到底能削减多少排放量,所以我们执行了一个严格的节食计划。每个美国家庭每天的CO2的排放量为150磅,这些家庭每天都做着平常事,比如开空调和开车。这个排放量是欧洲平均水平的2倍,全球平均水平的5倍,因为大多数美国人开车更多,有更大的房子。但是我们要试着减少多少?
为了找到这个答案,我跟《天气制造者》的作者,蒂姆 弗兰纳里联系:人类怎么改变天气,而这种改变对地球意味着什么。在他的书中,他挑战他的读者在个人排放温室气体方面有很大的减少来防止地球到了极度重要的提示点,就像格陵兰岛和西南极洲的冰层的融化。“为了维持在这个点以下,我们必须减排80%的CO2。”他说。
我认为这是一个好的建议。我打开我的卧室的窗子来感受自然风。我们已经习惯于昼夜不停地开空调。我都忘了窗子是开的。我们不能让这种事情再次发生。如果需要的话,是时候改变我们的生活习惯了。