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1、ClimateAgencySeesChina’sEffortsPayingDividends1ChinaovertooktheUnitedStatesastheworld’stopemitterofglobalwarminggasesin2007aftermorethanadecadeofrapidindustrialization.ButChinaisbuildingmorenuclearpowerplantsandincreasingtheroleofrenewableenergy,raisingefficiencystandardsinnewbuildings,an

2、dgraduallymovingtheeconomyfromitsmanufacturingbasetoservices.2Whilecallingfordeepcutsinemissions,thereportacknowledgedthatprofoundtransformationsinenergyusagewouldbenecessarytoachievethecuts.Inthetransportationsector,forexample,whichisdominatedbyfossilfuels,60percentofworldwidecarsalesby2

3、030wouldhavetobeeitherhybrids,plug-inhybridsorelectricvehiclestomeettheagency’sgoals.3Littlegoodcanbesaidabouttheworsteconomicslumpsincethe1930s,butithasproducedatleastonepieceofpositivenews:thedownturnwillmakeitabiteasiertoslowtheriseinemissionsresponsibleforclimatechange.4Thisgivesusach

4、ancetomakerealprogresstowardaclean-energyfuture,butonlyiftherightpoliciesareputinplacepromptly.Themessageissimpleandstark:iftheworldcontinuesonthebasisoftoday’senergyandclimatepolicies,theconsequencesofclimatechangewillbesevere5OneofthereasonsforcautiousoptimismisthatChinawillbeabletoslow

5、thegrowthofitsemissionsfasterthancommonlyassumedbecauseofitseffortstousewindandnuclearenergyanditsnewfoundemphasisonenergyefficiencyAirportCrisisSpreadsasAshMovesEast1AcloudofashfromanIcelandicvolcanoshutdownmuchofairtraveltoandfromNorthernEuropeforathirdstraightdayasamassivetransportatio

6、ngridlockspreadaroundtheworld.ActualevidenceoftheashwasbeingdetectedinBritain,whereairtravelwasunlikelytoresumeuntilMondayandcouldbedisruptedevenlonger.2Hundredsofpeoplestoodinlinetheretobuytraintickets,whileotherssleptoncotsastheyawaitednewsofaresumptionofairservice.Addingtotheconfusionw

7、asthatscientistswereuncertainwhentheplume,whichpresentsaseverethreattoaircraft,woulddissipate.Volcanicashisprimarilymadeupofsilicates,akintoglassfibers,whichwheningestedintoajetenginecanmelt,causingtheenginetoflameoutandstall.3Europe’smajorairportscrucialhubsforinte