首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Thanks in no small part to Al Gore and his film producers, the American public is waking up to the seriousness of global warming
Thanks in no small part to Al Gore and his film producers, the American public is waking up to the seriousness of global warming
admin
2013-01-28
41
问题
Thanks in no small part to Al Gore and his film producers, the American public is waking up to the seriousness of global warming. What is not so widely appreciated is that unless the US government acts urgently and decisively, this problem could very quickly get very much worse.
For reasons both economic and political coal is poised to be the fuel of choice in the coming decades as the US weans itself off foreign oil. Coal combustion generates half the US’s electricity and releases about 1. 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. If present trends continue, these figures will more than double by 2050, much to the detriment of the world’s climate. Without an alternative fuel, the only solution is to capture and store carbon dioxide from burning coal.
Overcoming the engineering obstacles in the way of large-scale sequestration of carbon dioxide will be hard enough, but the bigger challenge is one of political will. US companies as yet have no incentive to capture carbon emissions. While moves at state and congressional levels are pushing in the right direction, the ambiguity in the administration’s policy is counterproductive.
It is time for the US government to put a price on carbon emissions so utilities that invest in technologies to reduce carbon emissions will see their efforts rewarded. Such a move would not only reduce the risks associated with global warming, but also go a long way to restoring America’s green credentials.
What does the author suggest as a solution to the problem?
选项
A、The government should charge carbon emissions so as to encourage companies to adopt new technology.
B、The government should reward utilities that invest in technologies to reduce carbon emission.
C、The government should make long-time efforts to encourage people to plant more trees.
D、The government should pay for large-scale carbon emissions.
答案
B
解析
细节题。根据文中最后一段“It is time for the US government,to put a price on carbon emissions so utilities that invest in technologies to redtice carbon emissions will see their efforts rewarded.”可知,美国政府是时候为碳排放进行定价了,而投资开发用于减少二氧化碳排放的科技的努力将会得到回报。因此B项正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/4j1O777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
EdithSmithofNewYorkwasconcernedabouther18-month-olddaughter,Amanda.Thedaughterdidnotrespondwhenherparentsspok
Relentlessrainstriggeredheavyfloodinginnineprovinces,where68personswerekilled.Thegovernmentpledgedrelieffundsof
Almosteveryonehasexperiencedthejoyofsports.Nevertheless,thoughtfulobserverswillcontinuetoreflectontheprosandco
Aschildrengetolder,self-disciplineshouldtaketheplaceofimposeddiscipline.Constrainsbecomeinternalizedandchildren
Aschildrengetolder,self-disciplineshouldtaketheplaceofimposeddiscipline.Constrainsbecomeinternalizedandchildren
Duringthenormaldevelopmentofself,achildisaffectedbycertaininfluentialfactors.(1)Infantsformanattachmentwitht
Researcherswhorefusetosharedatawithothersmay【51】otherstowithholdresultsfromthem,【52】astudybyhealth-policyanalys
Asiftheydidn’thavetheirhandsfullwithIraqandterrorism,U.S.intelligenceagenciesarebeingdrawnintothedebateove
Asiftheydidn’thavetheirhandsfullwithIraqandterrorism,U.S.intelligenceagenciesarebeingdrawnintothedebateove
Asresearcherslearnmoreabouthowchildren’sintelligencedevelops,theyareincreasinglysurprisedbythepowerofparents.T
随机试题
中国人民银行的两大总行营业部分别在_______、_______。
肝血管瘤胫骨骨软骨瘤
环跳疽的初期体征下列哪项不符:
甲深夜在山林中盗伐树木,巡夜的守林人乙听到砍伐声,为了不惊动盗伐者循声悄悄接近。被砍伐的树木倒下,砸死了乙。甲的行为:
以CIFExship’sHoldNewYork条件成交,卖方应负担从装运港到纽约为止的费用和风险。()
根据国际经验,关于农产品质量安全管理方式的说法,正确的有()。
欧洲国家89%的咖啡成瘾者在尝试咖啡前曾吃过巧克力。因此,该地区吃巧克力的人数如果能减少一半,新的咖啡成瘾者人数将显著减少。以下哪项如果为真,最能削弱上述论证?()
以往认为最适合哲学的领域,如今已被人类存在的各方面经验作出成功解释的科学所占领。在一个信息技术取得支配地位的世界上,哲学似乎已败下阵来,它至少不能把智慧切成一个个可以测量的小块提供给人们。在20世纪,有无数哲学家讥讽自己从事的学科,认为哲学活动在经历了三千
正数的机器数等于其真值的码制有(12)。
Volumeshavebeenwrittenabouttechnology’sabilitytoconnectpeople.Butburyingone’snoseinabookhasalwaysbeensomewha
最新回复
(
0
)