新能源经济[外文翻译]

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1、（2011届）本科毕业设计（论文）外文翻译原文：THENEWENERGYECONOMYEveryoneagreesit'stime,buttheobstaclesgowellbeyondmattersoftechnology.WhyrealchangewilltakenothinglessthananewAmericanrevolutionTodescribewhat'sneededtoweanthecountryofffossilfuels,peopleoftenusethewordtransition.Buttransitionistoosmooth.I

2、tsuggestssteadiness,eveninevitability,asiftheendpointispredetermined.Theoutcomeofthetremendouspushthat'snowunderwaytochangehowtheUnitedStatesandothercountriesobtainandconsumeenergyisanythingbutpredetermined.Therearenodefiniteanswerstoquestionsabouttheroleonesourceofenergyoranotherw

3、illplay15or20yearsfromnow,noclearsenseaboutthetypeoffuel(ifany)peoplewillputintheircars,noconsensusonhowquicklyanyofthiscanhappenoratwhatcost.Noristhechangelikelytobesmoothandquiet.Instead,itwillprobablybedisruptive,breakingdownexistingwaysofthinkingandacting.Notthatdisruptionisbad

4、:JosephSchumpeter,thefamousAustro-Hungarianeconomist,oncespokeof"creativedestruction,"wherebynewtechnologiesandideasreplaceoldones,whichthemselvesareoverthrownbynewer,moreprogressiveones.Already,2009hasbeenayearofvisions,ofprophecies.PresidentBarackObama'sinauguraladdressofferedone

5、suchvision:doublingalternativeenergyproductioninthenextthreeyears,updatingandexpandingthenation'senergyinfrastructure,savingbillionsofdollarsinenergycoststhroughimprovedenergyefficiency.Thinktanks,businesses,industrygroups,andenvironmentalistshavelaidouttheirownplans,somemoreaggres

6、siveandsomelessso.Thesheernumberoftheseplans,nottomentiontheinterestpercolatingupfromnearlyallcornersofAmericanlife,suggests,asEnergySecretaryStevenChuputsit,that"thelandscapeischanging."Cleanenergyis,ofcourse,anarrativethathasbeenslowlydevelopingintheUnitedStatesoverthepastfourdec

7、adesorso,atleastsincePresidentJimmyCarter'sadministration.Inthepast,itsvisibilityanditsurgencyhaveebbedandflowedwiththepriceofoil.Today,however,it'snotjustthewildfluctuationinoilpricesthatisdrivingthediscussion.Thereistheeconomiccrisis.Thereistheburgeoningclimatecrisis,withitsimpli

8、citcallforglobalcooperatio