选修六Unit4课件.ppt

reflect 反思 ease 减缓 previous 先前的 brainstorm 集体献计 eye-opening 开眼界的 poverty-stricken 贫穷的 settle over 降落 cope with对付 [助读词汇] (2009江门一模) At the Kyoto conference on global warming in December 1997, it became much clear how complex it has become to work out international agreements relating to the environment because of economic concerns unique to each country. It is no longer enough to try to forbid certain activities or to reduce giving off certain substances. 二、阅读理解 The global challenges of the interlink between the environment and development increasingly bring us to the core of the economic life of states. During the late 1980s we were able, through international agreements, to make deep cuts in giving off harmful substances to the ozone layer(臭氧层). These reductions were made possible because substitutions had been found for many of the harmful chemicals and, more important, because the harmful substances could be replaced without negative effects on employment and the economies of states. Although the threat of global warming has been known to the world for decades and all countries and leaders agree that we need to deal with the problem, we also know that the effects of measures, especially tough measures taken in some countries, would be of no use if other countries do not control their giving off. Whereas the UN team on climate change has found that the carbon dioxide would have to be cut globally by 60%. This path does not work for several reasons. Such deep cuts would cause a breakdown of the world economy. Many developing countries are not yet willing to control their energy uses. In addition, the state of world technology would not yet permit us to make such a big leap. We must, however, find a solution to the threat of global warming early in the 21st century. Such a mission would require a degree of shared vision and common responsibilities new to humanity. Success lies in the force of imagination, in imagining what would happen if we